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Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: p2173: Oh this is good – I hit a nerve about transparency and risk – will be back there to respond to great comments coming in http://bit.ly/bzLmUT nonprofitlawyer: Seattle Foundation provides data on […]
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises (lots this week!): NonProfitBanker: Huge consequences! IRS sued b/c delayed application to check if group's view differ from US policy http://ow.ly/2uYBR HildyGottlieb: #Nonprofit Board Recruitment as Inspiration! http://is.gd/eHbLc tactphil: NY Times picks up […]
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: GTak: Charity Brawl: Nonprofits Aren't So Generous When a Name's at Stake http://bit.ly/9XcMnE (WSJ) GTak: Political Tax Law After Citizens United – @GregLColvin lecture – http://bit.ly/dvtQCi (YouTube) GTak: Lobbying – Citizens United: What Now? […]
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: tactphil: New Blog Post: Unitus: Mission Accomplished? http://bit.ly/9V8R9v WiserEarth: The Ultimate Guide to Social Entrepreneur Funding http://bit.ly/bR1ADB TonyMartignetti: In Oct. 2009 @oneicity interviewed me about charity registration, "state registration: what you need to know" http://bit.ly/aVFU5i charitylawyer: Six Smart Moves Great Board Chairs Make: http://is.gd/dbjdn JaniceLang: […]
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: Great Resource List for Nonprofits from NGEC (including on collaborations and coalitions) – http://bit.ly/c5ZiEj via @aapip GTak: Nonprofit Collaboration and Merger Resources – http://bit.ly/brsB8R (Lodestar Foundation) GTak: Legit business model or not? Nonprofits contracting their founder for services advocating for donors' interests. http://ow.ly/224Kb GTak: […]
On April 13, 2010, Maryland became the first state to recognize a new corporate form called a “benefit corporation” (not to be confused with a “Certified B Corporation”) when Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law, Senate Bill 690, which allows corporations to pursue socially responsible purposes in addition to profits. As Andrea Cohen, Public Policy […]
Here are some of my favorite posts of the week: GTak: Dryburgh: Typical problems with charitable gifts – purpose restrictions, naming rights, confidentiality, how costs are to be charged GTak: Huge liability exposure: copy machine hard drives (wipe before sale/disposal). http://ow.ly/1IG52 (CBS) via @SCartierLiebel GTak: China's crackdown on nonprofit groups prompts new fear among activists […]
I had the great pleasure of attending the first day of the SEA Summit in San Francisco this year. Here are my tweets from the Summit: Realize it's not just about your SE, it's about the movement – Jim Fruchterman SEs in the UK: 62,000 SEs, 1% of GDP, 800,000 employees – Peter Holbrook, UK […]
I am participating on a panel this afternoon at the ReVisioning Value 2010 Conference in Portland, Oregon, discussing legal entities for innovation. Among the alternative ways you may structure a social venture: within an existing nonprofit. as an affiliate/subsidiary (nonprofit or for-profit) of an existing nonprofit. as an independent nonprofit. as a fiscally sponsored project of an existing […]
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, balancing audiences across the finance, change […]