By NEO Law Group
Nonprofits should be at the forefront of encompassing diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) into their governance and operations. While discussions regarding DEI are increasingly prevalent in the nonprofit sector, the next, more difficult, step forward is to turn the discussions into action. How do we, as part of the nonprofit community dedicated to the benefit […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “The world stands on the brink of failure when it comes to holding global warming to moderate levels, and nations will need to take “unprecedented” actions to cut their carbon […]
On October 3, 2018, the IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) division issued their Fiscal 2019 Program Letter (updated link here). Note in particular the emphasis on data-driven approaches and the focus on private foundation self-dealing, nonprofits that had converted from for-profits, and proper worker (employee vs. contractor) classification. Here are some highlights: Message from the IRS […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. And listen in today to Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio, which is celebrating its 400th show today. You can catch it live at Talking Alternative Radio at 10 am PDT (1 pm EDT). I have the honor of […]
Thanks to our friends at Perlman+Perlman for providing us with permission to re-publish this important post on private benefit issues raised by nonprofit/for-profit tandem structures by one of its partners, Allen Bromberger, whose bio we include at the end of the post. One of the basic principles of tax-exempt law is that charitable and educational […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: Lawyers for President Trump argued in a secret memo submitted to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III in January that Trump could not have obstructed the FBI’s probe into Russian […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “An ideologically divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that companies may require workers to settle employment disputes through individual arbitration rather than joining to press their complaints, a decision affecting as […]
Sexual harassment has long been an epidemic whose immense scope we, as a society, have only recently recognized. No industry has been spared, as Hollywood, government, media, food, tech, and nonprofits have struggled, and continue to struggle, with sexual and other harassment scandals. Harassment in the workplace harms more than its direct victims. For nonprofits, […]
In connection with the release of the IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities FY 2018 Work Plan (which we wrote about here), the IRS promised to release the complete FY 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016, to Sept. 30, 2017) accomplishments when final results became available. The Tax Exempt and Government Entities FY 2017 Accomplishments was released on March […]
Erin and I just returned from Georgetown Law School’s Nonprofit Governance and Representing and Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations conferences. We had a great time learning and meeting with some of the brightest and most respected professionals across the country, including several friends. I also had the honor of speaking on a panel discussing strategic advocacy using 501(c)(3) and […]