Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – May 24, 2013

  This week's selection of nonprofit tweets is coming from Seattle, where I'm attending the Fourth Annual Private Foundation National Conference. Have a listen to local group The Postal Service perform Such Great Heights while perusing the list: Nonprofit Quarterly: Congress stumbles toward a sharper understanding of what happened at the IRS http://ow.ly/liC2J Rick Cohen: […]

Is The Way We Think About Charity Dead Wrong? Some Legal Thoughts

  Dan Pallotta blew the roof off at TED 2013 with his talk about why The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong (over 850,000 views and counting). Dan spoke passionately about the inability of the nonprofit sector to solve some of the society's greatest problems (e.g., poverty has been stuck at 12% for the last […]

‘Tis the Season to Be Compliant: Tips for Organizations on IRS Requirements for Deducting Charitable Contributions

The holiday season is a time of giving. Along with the presents exchanged at gatherings with friends and families, many gifts are made to nonprofits in the closing month of the year at holiday charity galas and auctions, through end-of-the year email and direct mail appeals, and through other fundraising events. For charities, the deductibility […]

Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – December 7, 2012

  In memory of the great jazz pianist Dave Brubeck who passed on December 5, check out his site and enjoy the holiday music while browsing through these posts of significant interest to nonprofits and social enterprises: Council of Nonprofits: Tool to explain the Fiscal Cliff and impact on nonprofits. New infographic http://bit.ly/TxA1KM  Philanthropy: Opinion — Do […]

2012 Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations

  I'll be attending the 2012 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO) co-sponsored by Loyola Law School and the IRS on November 29 and 30. This is the must-attend conference on the West Coast for attorneys and accountants who serve the nonprofit sector. And it's always nice to have the opportunity to meet and […]

Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – September 28, 2012

Two huge nonprofit events took place over the past week:  the Social Good Summit and the Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Council on Foundations: Treasury and IRS Rule Changes Reduce Barriers […]

Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – May 18, 2012

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Emily: California's $15.7 billion deficit: Brown Proposes Drastic Cuts to Calif. Social Programs, Education via Nonprofit Quarterly – http://bit.ly/J8HaAr Sustainable Law Group: New NY nonprofit rules limit executive compensation & impose new reporting […]

Doing Well & Doing Good: Hybrid Models for Social Impact

On March 20, 2012, I attended "Doing Well & Doing Good: Hybrid Models for Social Impact," an event co-sponsored by the Foundation Center – San Francisco, UpStart Bay Area,the Hub Bay Area, the Social Enterprise Alliance San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, and the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Here is the introduction to the webcast event provided […]

2010 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations

Last Thursday and Friday, I attended one of my favorite annual events, the Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), co-sponsored by Loyola Law School and the Internal Revenue Service.  As always, the event was attended by many prominent attorneys, accountants, and executives who practice in the nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations area. After brief introductions, […]

Emerging Leaders Program: Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership

The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) of the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership "addresses the core competencies needed to effectively manage organizations and complex programs as well as the leadership skills one needs to be successful within our quickly changing sector."  Last week, Emily Chan and I spoke to the ELP group on various legal […]