Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  MN Nonprofits: … Why board members miss the red flags. via Kate Barr – Nonprofit Assistance Fund – http://ow.ly/bdrfH Nonprofit Issues: Can nonprofit board members be held liable for an organizations payroll tax […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Adin Miller: Amen! Lucy Bernholz hits a home-run w/ this great post: http://bit.ly/KYowKm calling for evolutionary transformation of philanthropic institutions Emily: New study finds that 41% of U.S. nonprofits w/ $1M+ annual budgets […]

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 […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Philanthropy: Congressional Hearing to Examine Nonprofit Tax Issues: Rep. Charles Boustany, who says he wants the IRS to be mo… http://bit.ly/LT1qXJ Nonprofit Quarterly: Has your nonprofit assessed its level of risk recently? Here’s […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Foundation Center: Developing a Contract or Written Agreement for Your Nonprofit Collaboration – http://bit.ly/J9P0nw Jim Fruchterman: Clara Miller's fabulous article: The Looking Glass World of Nonprofit Money. http://bit.ly/IFOYHb Still fresh and true after […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Emily: Common Cause releases IRS complaint alleging ALEC [American Legislative Exchange Council] is not a 501(c)(3) & under reporting lobbying; ALEC responds – http://flpbd.it/gLM6K Gene: Need to understand the 2011 Form 990 & […]

Big news in the social enterprise space: San Francisco Supervisors unanimously voted to give city contract preferences to benefit corporations. This is on its way to becoming the first such law in the country. President of the Board of Supervisors David Chiu was responsible for introducing the legislation hailed by many social entrepreneurs but opposed by […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Gene: New MN law limits givebacks by charities that receive donations from frauds like Tom Petters' – http://www.startribune.com/p GuideStarUSA: SO excited to announce Financial SCAN, 1st-ever platform that assesses nonprofit financial health: http://www.guidestar.org/rxg/p […]

Lots happening this week, including the Nonprofit Technology (NTEN) Conference and Skoll World Forum. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Gene: Great Graphic on number of registered tax-exempt organizations in 2011 from the Chronicle of Philanthropy – http://philanthropy.com/a AAPIP: […]

You can listen to Emily and me on Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio today (1:00 pm ET; 10:00 am PT) discussing Kony 2012 from a legal perspective. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Patrick Sternal: Congratulations to the 2012 ABA Outstanding […]