Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: Philanthropy: is the day for small charities to hit deadline for keeping their tax-exempt status http://ht.ly/2TDvx GTak: National Charity Regulators Meeting – one problem: 80-90% of...
The Legal Guide For Association Board Members
Last week, I had the pleasure of having lunch with association attorney Jim Seely after reading the recently published second edition of his book: The Legal Guide for Association Board Members. The Guide was designed for corporate directors of 501(c)(6) trade associations and business societies but holds important lessons for...
Waiting for ‘Superman’
Davis Guggenheim, director of An Inconvenient Truth, addresses another thought-provoking topic—American public education reform—in his recent documentary, Waiting for ‘Superman’. Waiting for ‘Superman’ follows the stories of five young children who despite entering different grades, being of different backgrounds and attending different public schools throughout the country, all find...
Tweets of the Week – October 8, 2010
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: Philanthropy: Building a Better Relationship With Your Board – Why It Matters http://ht.ly/2OQ3b carolcone: 15 Steps for Successful Strategic Alliances (and Marriages) – Rosabeth Moss Kanter (@RosabethKanter)...
SOCAP10: At the Intersection of Money and Meaning – Updated 10/09/10
SOCAP10: "Now in its third year, SOCAP10 is the largest interdisciplinary gathering of individuals and institutions at the intersection of money and meaning. Impact Investors, social entrepreneurs, funders, and other innovators come to SOCAP to build a movement. SOCAP 10 will seek to answer the question ‘What’s Next?’ for...
Tweets of the Week – October 1, 2010
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: mitchjoel: Malcolm Gladwell says that Social Media will not push Social Change in The New Yorker: http://nyr.kr/cRwCWX adrianchira: Your (Brilliant) Responses to Gladwell on Social Media and...
Social Media Policy Resources for Nonprofits
When Facebook was down last week due to technical problems, numerous news stories such as “FACEBOOK IS DOWN: Can Life Go On?” in the SF Gate and “Facebook Down, Like Buttons Vanish, Internet Implodes” in TechCrunch sprouted almost instantaneously all over the internet. Comedic as they were, they also...
Not Just a Resume Booster: Tips for evaluating a nonprofit before joining the board of directors
Today is your lucky day. You received an offer to join a board of directors of a nonprofit and you readily accept. You cannot be more excited. It seems like a perfect fit. It has a mission you care about and you cannot help but think how great it...
Top 5 Fundraising Legal Tips
Do fundraising professionals have to think about legal compliance and risk management? Absolutely. Do they spend an appropriate amount of organizational resources in these areas? Probably not. Law-related programs at fundraising conferences tend to be some of the least popular. What accounts for this? I’m guessing that the general...
Tweets of the Week – September 24, 2010
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: GrameenFdn: VIDEO: Profiting from the poor? Lively debate w/ Dr. Yunus & V. Akula on #microfinance & ethics http://bit.ly/bdu6Aa #CGI2010 WeCanEndPoverty: Need a summary of this week's...
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