Here are some of my favorite tweets from the past week: GTak: Philanthropy and Charity Have Different Roles - http://is.gd/6uofr (Steve Gunderson – COF) philaction: What metrics should we be tracking to assess impact of donor advice on Haiti giving? Your thoughts (and data) please http://bit.ly/4yYx3a BoardSource: The Stevens Settlement: Good for Stevens,...
Nonprofit Mergers – Due Diligence Items
I had a nice opportunity today to talk with the folks at La Piana Consulting, a national firm dedicated to strengthening nonprofits and foundations, about nonprofit mergers from a legal perspective. La Piana Consulting was founded by David La Piana, a leading expert on strategic restructuring – including mergers,...
Tweets of the Week – 1/15/10
Here are some of my favorite tweets of the past week: GTak: Hybrids: B corporation … L3C … H corporation? http://bit.ly/4X9NZq (Cal Lawyer); http://bit.ly/8nLMoN (Katovich Law) GTak: CA FTB Update: Sending revocation letters to nonprofits that have been suspended – if revoked, need to reapply w/Form 3500 (not 3500A) GTak: CA AG Update: Franchise Tax Board...
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Board
The close of one year and start of a new year is a great time for reflection and resolution. Here is a list of 10 resolutions for your nonprofit board of directors to consider: We will review the stated purpose statements in our articles of incorporation and bylaws to...
Tweets of the Week – 1/8/10
Here are some of my favorite tweets of the past week: GTak: @p2173 Bioviolence: a terrifying forecast. How should nonprofits prepare for trends we don't want to think about like terrorism & pandemics? GTak: IRS – Statistical Information About Tax-Exempt Organizations - http://is.gd/5Ox3w GTak: Q: What's a "church" under federal tax laws?...
Department of Treasury 2009-2010 Priority Guidance Plan
The joint Department of Treasury/IRS priority guidance plan for 2009-2010 (10/1/09 – 9/30/10) includes the following items of interest to tax-exempt organizations: Revenue procedure to provide terms for hosts of CyberAssistant software (used to generate Form 1023 exemption applications for a reduced user fee). Final regulations on the new...
Tweets of the Week – 1/1/10
Here are some of my favorite tweets of the past week: GTak: Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance http://is.gd/5FNX5 (Harvard Business School, 9/18/00) GTak: Charity Governance Blog's Nonprofit Scandal of the Year – http://is.gd/5FNHS and NY Times Editorial – http://is.gd/5FNNm GTak: Jeffrey Sachs: Our Millennium Challenges: environmental degradation, population change, extreme...
YouTube Contest: Win a Spot at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Advocacy remains one of the most effective tools for the nonprofits. YouTube is offering a chance to a citizen to address the 40th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland about why his or her cause matters. The theme of the Annual Meeting is a call to action: ...
Tweets of the Week – 12/25/09
Here are some of my favorite tweets from the past week: GTak: U.S. Nonprofits – Top 10 Events of the Decade – http://is.gd/5AbXm (Nonprofit Law Blog) – What’s on your list? Please RT, comment, respond! GTak: Treasury’s 2006 Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Volunteer Best Practices for US Charities & Responses...
U.S. Nonprofits: Top 10 Events of the Decade
We love reading end-of-the-year Top 10 lists. So, we thought it might be fun and hopefully thought-provoking to publish a Top 10 list of the events of the decade affecting the nonprofit sector. Please add your additions in the comments. And have a happy holiday season! Here's our list...