Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – November 15, 2013

 

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I started the past week at the BoardSource Leadership Forum and ended it at the CalNonprofits Convention. And Monday was Veterans Day. Have a listen to Lee Greenwood's God Bless the U.S.A. while perusing this week's tweets: on nonprofits, philanthropy, governance and social enterprises:

  • National Council of Nonprofits: Bad actors may divert assets from missions. What's a nonprofit to do? Delaney's take: http://huff.to/1fyywYZ 
  • Nonprofit Quarterly: The WaPo Diversions Story, Part II: Preying on Nonprofits http://ow.ly/qDHbh 
  • Erin Bradrick: Charities Appeal for Support for Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts | PND | Foundation Center 
  • Emily Chan: New Post: AZ, ME, and NV Pass Laws affecting Charitable Solicitation Registration: Is there a trend emerging? http://bit.ly/HQjXF8 
  • Gene: Using Good Governance to Engage Risk: Legal Perspectives – check out slides from William Klimon avail at BoardSource 
  • Law For Change: Impact Investing A Long-Horizon Game http://law4.ch/1iSDvnh
  • Guy Kawasaki: The rise of the non-profit sector [infographic] http://is.gd/IizNTp 
  • BDO Nonprofit: Check out our latest Infographic on 4 trends impacting not-for-profit operations in the coming months: http://bit.ly/173YXWv 
  • Gene: Fresh: 2013 Donor-Advised Fund Report http://www.nptrust.org/daf-report/ – up-to-date analysis of DAF market ($45B in assets) http://law4.ch/1iSDvnh 
  • Philantopic: Reading: “Why Philanthropy Needs Reinventing” – Huffington Post
  • NY Times Popular: DealBook Column: Plan to Finance Philanthropy Shows the Power of a Simple Question: Several ideas about using financial instruments and a for-profit approach in the world of nonprofits … http://nyti.ms/1byxZ71
  • Debra Beck: No fair! Positive ways to handle social loafing in the nonprofit boardroom http://bit.ly/1dnPY0Zir
  • Calvert Foundation: The Differences Among Socially Responsible, Impact, and Common Good Investing by board member, Terry Mollner http://huff.to/1acgVnE 
  • Hakell Murray: Delaware Public Benefit Corps. and Specific Purpose(s) - The Conglomerate 
  • Michelle Baker: Social Seal of Approval Lures Talent – Wall St. Journal  #socent #bcorps
  • LawForChange: NEWS: North Carolina Becomes the First State to Drop L3Cs http://law4.ch/1anHxSP 
  • Lucy Berhnolz: In a Lemonade Stand, a Transformation of the Corporation http://nyti.ms/1dmZi5s 
  • Alice Korngold: Jackpot: Missed the 2013 BSR Conference? Check out full summaries of every session http://2013-sf.bsr.org/sessions