Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – August 1, 2014

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Happy to be in L.A. for the CalNonprofits Policy Convention where I’m joined by several of the tweeters below. Have a listen to John Legend‘s If You’re Out There while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week:

  • Nonprofit Times: New on the blog: @Ms_Nonprofit shares tips for new #nonprofit CEOs http://bit.ly/1zcmTkg
  • Robert Egger: Complaint filed with IRS regarding tweet from nonprofit Growing Hope on mayoral election MLive [Ed. 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from engaging in certain political intervention activities, including endorsing candidates for public office. Consider whether a tweet from an authorized user of your Twitter account can get you into trouble.]
  • Rebecca HamburgCappy: Mad about Hobby Lobby? Then you should be furious about #forcedarbitration: AFJ … via @AFJustice
  • Law Firm for Nonprofits: The #IRS is still crippled by the tea party scandal http://wp.me/p3yhYM-zz #teaparty #nonprofits
  • Gene: How many funders will not fund newer charities that filed a 1023-EZ to get 501(c)(3) status because of the need for greater diligence?
  • San Francisco Chronicle: #Oakland nonprofits on edge as measure could boost minimum wage to $12.25 http://sfchron.cl/1rytRvF
  • For Purpose Law: Bylaw[s] Are Sometimes Like a Decades-Old Hairdo – Yours May Need Some Updating http://bit.ly/1nO2jmN
  • V.R. Thompson: Recruiting and Vetting Nonprofit Board Members Bridgespan
  • Gene: Is corporate philanthropy being replaced by corporate citizenship and #CSR? Is that a good thing? Nonprofit Quarterly
  • Rick Cohen: Social Impact Bonds: Phantom of the Nonprofit Sector – look for the high dudgeon reactions of some true believers Nonprofit Quarterly