Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: 50 Fascinating Lectures for Humanitarians – http://is.gd/914W9 BoardSource: Senate Passes Jobs Bill That Includes Tax Credit for Nonprofit Employers http://tinyurl.com/ydwpfj4 rosettathurman: Why Don’t More Members of Gens X and Y Join Boards? http://ow.ly/1biAB acumenfund: How do you recognize...
Program: Duties and Responsibilities of Serving on a Nonprofit Board – Feb 24
Cherie Evans, Evans & Rosen LLP, and I will be presenting a program on nonprofit governance for the Barristers Club, Bar Association of San Francisco on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The focus will be on issues facing board members of public charities, and we'll...
Tweets of the Week – 2/19/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: Fiscal sponsorship – it's more than you think – http://is.gd/8kufd (Sarah Todd, Georgia Center for Nonprofits) GTak: L3C: Useless Gadgets? http://is.gd/8sYcY (American Bar Association Business Law Today – Nonbinding Opinion) GTak: Program-Related Investment Promotion Act of 2009 – L3Cs...
Tweets of the Week – 2/12/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the past week: GTak: If Your Organization Has Second Thoughts About Filing That Complicated Form 990 … – http://is.gd/81IMd (Charity Governance Blog) GTak: For L3C companies, profit isn't the point http://is.gd/7ZfM3 (CNN Money) p2173: This is paper #3 in the MacArthur...
2009 Form 990 Released
The IRS has released the 2009 Form 990 and its related changes for filing this year. Changes on the 2009 Form 990 include clarifications to already existing questions in nearly all sections, as well as the integration of new questions in Part IV (‘Checklist of Required Schedules’) and Part...
Hiring a Foreign National for your Non-Profit: A World of Possibilities
At first glance, the U.S. immigration system may seem too incomprehensible to an overworked non-profit executive or human resources professional to justify even considering the hiring of a foreign national for a position within his or her organization. As with any other area of law, though, with the right...
Tweets of the Week – 2/5/10
Here are some of my favorite tweets from the past week: GTak: Why hybrid corps? Blended value missions are not protected by traditional corp laws. Typical mission anchors are not rock solid. GTak: Vermont BSR Legislative Initiative: For-Benefit Corporations - http://is.gd/7JyWc GTak: Changing Ecosystem of Change: B-certified Corp, Benefit Corp,...
Tweets of the Week – 1/29/10
Here are some of my favorite tweets from the past week: I'll be speaking at ReVisioning Value Conference (intersection of purpose + profit) in Portland on 4/26 - http://is.gd/75SuE The Long Arm of Charitable Solicitation Law from @charitylawyer - http://is.gd/6Tpul (Charity Lawyer Blog) Charitable solicitation regulation for the nonprofit sector – http://is.gd/6To6N (Center for...
Citizens United Ruling
On January 21, 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that corporations (including nonprofit corporations and unions) may make direct expenditures on political advertising in support of or in opposition to a candidate for public office. While nonprofit leaders and commentators are...
UPMIFA: One Year Later
On January 14, 2009, Jill S. Dodd of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP and Bert W. Feuss of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation presented "UPMIFA: One Year Later" for the Northern California Planned Giving Council. UPMIFA is the acronym for the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, which...