I'm currently reading the recently published 2nd edition of Nonprofit Mergers & Alliances by Thomas A. McLaughlin and can already recommend it to nonprofit executives and board members thinking about collaborations and/or mergers. Indeed, the book had me at "hello" or, rather, its first sentence: "The best time to...
Tweets of the Week – July 2, 2010
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: tactphil: New Blog Post: Unitus: Mission Accomplished? http://bit.ly/9V8R9v WiserEarth: The Ultimate Guide to Social Entrepreneur Funding http://bit.ly/bR1ADB TonyMartignetti: In Oct. 2009 @oneicity interviewed me about charity registration, "state registration: what you need to know" http://bit.ly/aVFU5i charitylawyer: Six Smart Moves...
Foundations for the Common Good
Caring to Change, an independent project conducted in collaboration with the Aspen Institute's Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, earlier this year released Foundations for the Common Good, a report written by Mark Rosenman on how grantmaking can be more effective if focused on the broader goal of advancing the "Common Good."...
Tweets of the Week – 6/25/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: Great Resource List for Nonprofits from NGEC (including on collaborations and coalitions) – http://bit.ly/c5ZiEj via @aapip GTak: Nonprofit Collaboration and Merger Resources – http://bit.ly/brsB8R (Lodestar Foundation) GTak: Legit business model or not? Nonprofits contracting their founder for services...
Opportunity Collaboration – Poverty Alleviation Un-Conference
I signed up this week to participate as a delegate in Opportunity Collaboration, which is described as "a four-day strategic and problem-solving retreat for for nonprofit leaders, for-profit social entrepreneurs, funders and social investors." The focus is on the reduction of poverty. Opportunity Collaboration founder and CEO Jonathan Lewis describes the...
Tweets of the Week – 6/18/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: Q: Is your organization's conflict of interest policy targeted at Board members, employees, or both? HildyGottlieb: Our library is filled w/articles about #nonprofit boards & governance (and more!) http://is.gd/cUjkd #socent #leadership IndSector: New video of @diaviv, CEO of...
Who is the Chief Executive Officer – the Executive Director or the Board Chair?
Nonprofit Conversations recently posted the article What's in a Name? Benefits of the President/CEO Title. The article, written by Professor Emeritus Eugene Fram, encourages nonprofits to consider changing the title of "executive director" to "president/CEO" in order to "obtain some subtle but useful organizational benefits." While I agree that...
Tweets of the Week – 6/11/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: IRS – Advisory Committee on Tax-Exempt & Gov't Entities Report of Recommendations - http://bit.ly/adOgIU plamb: What are the Critical Issues in International Grantmaking Raised at the Grantmakers Without Border.. http://bit.ly/dbkdNe Philanthropy: Key Senator Seeks Additional Information on Foundation Tax...
Tweets of the Week – 6/4/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GregLColvin: Final of my Sugarman lecture, political tax law reform after Citizens United: http://www.adlercolvin.com/attorneys/documents/sugarman.pdf BCorporation: In case you haven't heard – B Corps now legally exist in VT as well as MD! http://bit.ly/bZWMhB ajlovesya: Recap #ynpchat: The Importance of...
California Attorney General Sues Monterey County AIDS Project and Its Board
On May 24, 2010, the California Attorney General filed a complaint against the Monterey County AIDS Project (MCAP) and several of its officers, directors, and key employees for, among other things, diversion and improper distribution of charitable assets, breach of fiduciary duty for failure to use assets for a...