Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – March 21, 2014

Published on: March 20, 2014March 21, 2014 by Gene Takagi Category:NONPROFIT RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

Yesterday was the second annual International Day of Happiness! Have a listen to Pharrell‘s Happy while perusing this week’s tweets on nonprofits, philanthropy, governance and social enterprises: Rebekuh Eley: Here are some of the remarks from the new IRS TE/GE Commissioner at the Joint Meeting of the TE/GE Councils in...

Fraud: Protecting Your Nonprofit

Published on: March 17, 2014March 14, 2014 by Michele Berger Category:BOARDS / GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT

Following up on our earlier post on fraud in the nonprofit sector, here are some tips for preventing fraud and the diversion of charitable assets: Create a Strong Policy Against Fraud: Organizations should create comprehensive and forceful policies that go beyond the words on paper. The policies should incorporate...

Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – March 14, 2014

Published on: March 13, 2014May 6, 2014 by Gene Takagi Category:NONPROFIT RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

I have the pleasure of being in Chicago for the ABA Bar Leadership Institute. Last Saturday was International Women’s Day. Have a listen to One Woman while perusing this week’s tweets on nonprofits, philanthropy, governance and social enterprises: Nonprofit Law News: Recent Developments and Trends for Exempt Organizations http://bit.ly/N6HfYV...

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UBIT: Advertisements vs. Qualified Sponsorship Payments

Published on: March 13, 2014March 17, 2023 by Erin Bradrick Category:IRS & FEDERAL TAX ISSUES, UBIT / UNRELATED BUSINESS 7 Comments

Generally, net income from unrelated business activities will be subject to the unrelated business income tax (”UBIT”) if the activity constitutes (1) a trade or business, (2) that is regularly carried on, and (3) is not substantially related to the furtherance of the organization’s exempt purpose. The IRS considers...

Traps for the Unwary: ABA Bar Leadership Institute 2014

Published on: March 9, 2014 by Gene Takagi Category:EVENTS, RISK MANAGEMENT 1 Comment

I have the honor of presenting the workshop “Traps for the Unwary” at the American Bar Association Bar Leadership Institute in Chicago on March 13: Leaders of bar associations need to be particularly attentive to risks related to the governance and operations of their organizations and how to identify and...

Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – March 7, 2014

Published on: March 7, 2014 by Gene Takagi Category:NONPROFIT RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

Nonprofit themes raised by several Oscar winners last Sunday: ending slavery (12 Years a Slave), providing better care and more hope for all people with AIDS (Dallas Buyers Club) and terminally ill children (Helium), and adopting abandoned pets (Mr. Hublot). Have a listen to Adele Dazeem (aka Idina Menzel) singing the...

Nonprofit Radio: Fraud!

Published on: March 2, 2014May 6, 2014 by Gene Takagi Category:RISK MANAGEMENT

I’ll be on Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio on Friday, March 7, 2014, talking with Tony about fraud and what nonprofits should do to prevent and possibly report fraud. Listen in live here or catch us on iTunes. A nonprofit victimized by fraud can find itself doubly harmed...

Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – February 28, 2014

Published on: February 28, 2014February 28, 2014 by Gene Takagi Category:NONPROFIT RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

Today is the deadline for filing the IRS Form identifying your organization’s responsible party. Have a listen to the Killers’ Deadline and Commitments while perusing this week’s tweets on nonprofits, philanthropy, governance and social enterprises: Gene: IRS plan to curb politically active nonprofits draws thousands of comments – Washington...

Can My Business (Social Enterprise) Be a Nonprofit?

Published on: February 26, 2014 by Gene Takagi Category:EVENTS, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, STARTING A NONPROFIT

Erin Bradrick is presenting a free webinar for GrantSpace (Foundation Center) on Wednesday, February 26, at 11 am – noon PT / 2 – 3 pm ET: Can My Business Be a Nonprofit? As the activities of nonprofit and for-profit organizations continue to blur with the commercialization of charities and...

NEO Law Group’s Video on Tips for Starting a Nonprofit – Initial Bylaws

Published on: February 25, 2014February 25, 2014 by Michele Berger Category:BOARDS / GOVERNANCE, STARTING A NONPROFIT

NEO Law Group recently posted another YouTube video with tips for starting a nonprofit. This video focuses on the process of drafting the initial bylaws of a nonprofit organization. We hope that you enjoy it and please stay tuned for additional videos from NEO Law Group on tips related to nonprofits.