NCPL Fellowship Opportunities – Nov 2024

The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (NCPL) currently has three amazing fellowship opportunities for law school graduates interested in practicing in the field of nonprofit law. The NCPL’s Fellowships has attracted the attention of the most impressive graduates from the nation’s premiere law schools, serving as a defining introduction to the work of […]

H.R. 9495: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

Editor’s Update (11/21/24): The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed H.R. 9495 this morning 219-184 mostly along party lines. The bill now moves to the Senate for its consideration. Exactly seven days after the Presidential election, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives failed to acquire the two-thirds majority it needed for fast track approval of H.R. 9495, […]

2024 NAAG/NASCO Annual Charities Conference

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and National Association of State Charities Officials (NASCO) held their 2024 Charities Conference on October 8-10. This conference is the sole annual event at which charity regulators and nonprofit organizations and their attorneys, accountants, fundraisers, and advisers can meet, learn about, and discuss issues of interest across the […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/13/24

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: The Growing Pains of America’s Nonprofit Sector (Sara Herschander, Chronicle of Philanthropy) U.S. Treasury says tribally owned entities should be tax-exempt (Kadin Mills, ICT) BDO Unveils Its 2024 […]

2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute – Climate Change

Here are some of my notes for the panel discussion on nonprofits and climate change at the 2024 Nonprofit Management Institute – What’s Next for the Social Sector? – hosted by the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). I had the pleasure of joining Judith LeBlanc, executive director of Native Organizers Alliance; Keesha Gaskins-Nathan, director for the […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/6/24

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: The IRS and ‘Churches’ That Aren’t Really Churches (Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Coming Together, Not Apart: How Philanthropy Supports Connection in a Time of Dangerous Division- […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 9/29/24

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Show How Your Nonprofit Is Making a Difference: 10 Dos and Don’ts (Lisa Schohl, Chronicle of Philanthropy) One in Five Nonprofit Workers Can’t Afford Basic Expenses (Isaiah Thompson, […]

Some Highlights from the 2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute – Day One

I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the 2024 Nonprofit Management Institute – What’s Next for the Social Sector? – hosted by the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The future is uncertain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare for it, or help to shape it. At this year’s Nonprofit Management Institute, hosted annually by the Stanford Social […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 9/22/24

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Nonprofits, Legal Experts React to the Fearless Fund Decision to Shutter Grant Program to Black Entrepreneurs (Alex Daniels, Chronicle of Philanthropy) [Ed. Regarding the issue of whether a […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 9/8/24

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: The state of diversity in the U.S. nonprofit sector (Clerkin, C., Diomande, M., Koob, A., Candid) Proposed Restrictions on Foreign Grantmaking by U.S. Tax-Exempt Organizations (Michael Kuczynski, Jacob […]