You can listen to Emily on Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio today (1:30 pm ET; 10:30 am PT) discussing charities and political activities.
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:
- GTak: Should Philanthropies Operate Like Businesses? Interesting debate in WSJ – online.wsj.com/article/SB1000
- charitylawyer: Nonprofit Law Jargon Buster – 501(c)(3) Organizations and the Commerciality Doctrine bit.ly/fTpUz8
- dallant: Should Gates Foundation, Omidyar Network & other foundations invest in for-profit companies? @ssstrom in NY Times ow.ly/7J6jk
- GTak: Before You Join That Board… – on.wsj.com/tlJuci and from @emilychan – nonprofitlawblog.com/home/2010/09/n
- GTak: Nonprofit board meeting minutes – http://bit.ly/fSkpyN by @emilychan – every board should have a plan about what to include & exclude
- alicekorngold: [Five Ways to Navigate the Fiscal Crisis] bit.ly/sPkeJk It's about the board! bit.ly/rs9l4 and bit.ly/5CgKk6
- GTak: Putting Charities to The Financial Test. Before you give them money, you need to do some due diligence. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000
- lucymarcus: College trustees are board members, and then some: this role is layered w/ more complexity than for most corp entities reut.rs/sl9plW
- robreich: Curious: $4M salaries at a state university (or a non-profit private university) while working with the 501(c)(3) NCAA. nyti.ms/uSfdyn
- NickKristof: Terrific journalism: a look at how the wealthiest Americans use tax breaks to shield income nyti.ms/rYj729
- NickKristof: Want to understand why the Occupy movement resonates? Listen to a banker's tell-all. My column: nyti.ms/t5Bqas
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