Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 6/14/25

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 Are Under Siege: Why It’s Time to Get Loud, Get Legal, and Get Moving (May L. Harris, For Purpose Law Group) What To Do Now: How Philanthropy […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 6/7/25

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: Testimony of Diane Yentel, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits Before the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Hearing on “Public Funds, Private […]

Nonprofits and the Draft Tax Bill: Lobbying & Advocacy

Charities – If the status quo is harming your ability to advance your mission consistent with your values, what can you do? What should you do? The first question is a little easier to answer from a legal perspective. But I’ll try to provide a tiny amount of personal insights on the second question at […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 5/3/25

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Special recognition: May 1st was both International Workers’ Day and Law Day Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Harvard Signals It Will Resist Trump’s Efforts to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status ( Andrew DuehrenMaggie Haberman and […]

Highlights from 2025 Georgetown Conference on Representing & Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations

The following are just some of the many highlights from the 2025 Conference on Representing & Managing Tax-Exempt Organizations (the “Georgetown Conference”). Not surprisingly, the current hostile political climate towards the nonprofit sector was a pervasive theme. As with all of our posts capturing highlights of events, my interpretations, opinions, and suggestions of additional resources may […]

President Trump … Meet Internal Revenue Code Section 7217

In an impromptu news conference in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump confirmed that he was potentially seeking to pull Harvard’s tax-exempt status, in an apparent act of retaliation for the university’s refusal to bow to a long list of demands. And he said there “could be” others, suggesting that the Internal Revenue Service could also […]

Nonprofit Advocacy in a Post-Election Year

I moderated a session titled “Advocacy in a Post-Election Year” at the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO) held in Los Angeles at the end of February. The panelists were Eric Gorovitz (Adler & Colvin) and Nona Randois (Alliance for Justice). This post covers some of our discussion and adds some additional resources […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/29/25

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: It’s Time for a New Approach to the Current Context (Phil Buchanan, Center for Effective Philanthropy) How We Got Here: Six Reasons Liberal Philanthropy Is Losing the Battle […]

Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/22/25

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: Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education (Troy Closson, NY Times) The Legal Landscape and Path Ahead for Nonprofits and Philanthropy (National Council of Nonprofits) [Ed. […]