Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: Too much good stuff re Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference from @tactphil to pick faves – http://tacticalphilanthropy.com/ GTak: More tax issues for nonprofits – http://is.gd/bsrA6 – UBIT and property tax (Hawaii retreat center revenue) SSIReview: The Skoll World...
ReVisioning Value Conference 2010 – Portland, OR – April 26-27
I'm looking forward to participating as a panelist and part of the ReVisioning Value Conference on April 26 and 27 in Portland, Oregon. Here's a description of the event from the presenting sponsor: With the ReVisioning Value Conference and Post-Conference Workshops, Springboard Innovation intends to bring the sectors together,...
Legal Foundation for Civil Society in American Law
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of guest lecturing for a political science class on civil society. My thanks to Professor Bruce Sievers and the students at Stanford. Here is a copy of the PowerPoint presentation for the class: Download Legal Foundation for Civil Society 2010. Resources: Trustees of Dartmouth...
Tweets of the Week – 4/9/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: The number of charities and private foundations increased by 4.3 percent from 2008 to 2009 (total of > 1.2 million) – Chron of Phil 3/25 GTak: Foundations not embracing PRI: Median amount for program-related investments fell from $898,000...
The 100-Member Board of Directors – Part Three
To close this series of posts, I offer some thoughts offered by other sources on board size: IRS (2009): “Attention should also be paid to the size of the board ensuring that it is the appropriate size to effectively make sure that the organization obeys tax laws, safeguards...
Tweets of the Week – 4/2/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: IRS Governance Check Sheet for Charities – http://is.gd/b3JzZ and Instructions – http://is.gd/b3JGf GTak: New IRS Publication – Tax on Unrelated Business Income of Exempt Organizations http://is.gd/bbnVw (Mar 2010) joe_brown: The Fine Print: BGCA [Boys and Girls Club of...
The 100-Member Board of Directors – Part Two
Part One of this post on "The 100-Member Board of Directors" reviewed the legal duties of directors and recommended that an appropriate board size should take into account the number of directors actively participating in the governance of the organization. Here is a list of the pros and cons...
Tweets of the Week – 3/26/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: Six Important Facts about Tax-Exempt Organizations – http://is.gd/b0Jnu – IRS Tax Tip 2010-59 GTak: Charity care rules under health reform law will look familiar to Illinois hospitals – http://is.gd/aXVUs GTak: Minnesota Attorney General sues California nonprofit w/out 501(c)(3)...
The 100-Member Board of Directors – Part One
While there seems to be wide agreement that there should be no laws that limit the maximum number of directors on the board of a nonprofit corporation, we all know that there is some number beyond which effective and responsible governance is impractical. That number may vary depending on...
Tweets of the Week – 3/19/10
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: Burden higher for nonprofit hospitals, Illinois Supreme Court Says http://is.gd/aOh0l (Chicago Tribune 3/19/10) – Provena GTak: The Art of the Steal – an interesting rebuttal to Charity Governance Blog's opinion of the underlying case: http://bit.ly/bJQhAl GTak: The Art...