Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – December 19, 2014

Published on: by Gene Takagi Category:NONPROFIT RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

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This week, the Pakistan Taliban killed over 130 children in Peshawar in one of the most horrendous and despicable acts of terror directed at school children in modern history. Pakistan has lost more than 70,000 in 13 years to terror attacks. I hope you’ll work (and not just hope) for a better world. Have a listen to Mad World while perusing our curated nonprofit tweets of the week:

  • PhilanTopic: Federal report says @IRS could do more to regulate charities http://bit.ly/1w0kFjQ @tb_times #nonprofits
  • Nonprofit Quarterly: Underfunding of the #IRS for #charity regulation places the entire sector’s reputation at risk http://hubs.ly/y0nDj20
  • Ways and Means Committee: Today, Chairman Camp formally introduced the Tax Reform Act of 2014 http://1.usa.gov/12Rz8Y7
  • AFP Advocacy Jason: Senate passes H.R. 5771 that retroactively reinstates three charitable provisions, incl. the IRA Rollover, from 1-1-14 to 12-31-14
  • Stanford Social Innovation Review: Study shows that orgs have a high level of satisfaction w/ #nonprofit collaborations & a desire to collaborate more: http://ow.ly/G4ZHQ
  • Gene: Koch-backed nonprofit sues California Attorney General over donor list (Form 990, Sch B) demand – http://lat.ms/1sjTN3E
  • Public Integrity: Charities risked tax-exempt status with political ads http://bit.ly/1zejZNv
  • Rick Hasen: “Walmart PAC Funded by Charity for Employees”: Demos: “Walmart is under scrutiny after… http://goo.gl/fb/H577Kg
  • Lucy Bernholz: Why we give (according the @WSJ) http://on.wsj.com/1BGqzMn
  • Philanthropy Workshop: Beyond Blueprint: Reframing #Philanthropy in 2015 @GrantCraft http://ow.ly/FNrQg @p2173 #GiveBetter
  • Carnegie Corporation: Melinda Gates talks #philanthropy and her push to empower women http://ow.ly/FV72H
  • Gene: If your nonprofit is late filing Form 990, penalties can be surprisingly large. But abatement may be possible. Journal of Accountancy
  • AFJ Bolder Advocacy: Check out our top 10 blogs of 2014! http://bit.ly/16tdDPN #nonprofit #advocacy #philanthropy
  • Marc Lane: Benefit Corporation and #L3C Adoption: A Survey (SSIR)