Another busy week highlighted by the Independent Sector Annual Conference in Chicago, the Social Enterprise Summit in Chicago, the Business for Social Responsibility Conference in San Francisco, and Occupy Oakland. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  LawForChange: HuffPost #Impact […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  BlendedValue: PhilanTopic: 'Calvin & Hobbes' Explain Occupy Wall Street bit.ly/viYkOB  npquarterly: Philanthropy is about to undergo seismic changes & many #nonprofits will welcome the trend owl.li/78yL6 npquarterly: What's trending on NPQ? The Nonprofit […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  p2173: "Philanthropy should be holding govt to meet its responsibilities, not absolving them it of public responsibilities." bit.ly/oZiKiW npquarterly: Will the nonprofit sector's concerns be heard before the super committee delivers its plan […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: Philanthropy: Quiz: Find Out if Your Board is Suffering from Burnout? http://ow.ly/6SxmA facilitationpro: BoardSource is offering free Downloadable Policy Samplers in 48 different topic areas. Before Nov 1 bit.ly/nwJ8QZ NGOsource: Wanted: Simplified procedure […]

"Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." – S. Jobs. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  robreich: Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 Re-visit his amazing speech: 'Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life' bit.ly/oC6T76 [Ed. – I also like […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  lisachiuster: More on Coakley's push to ban #nonprofit board pay: philanthropy.com/blogs/philant robreich: Watchdogs Ask IRS to Investigate Tax-Exempt Status of 501(c)(4) Political Groups bit.ly/qwusLH PatrickSternal: FASB Panel Recommendations for Nonprofits shar.es/bnyRP | "in […]

You know conference season is in full swing!  Clinton Global Initiative, BoardSource Leadership Forum, Social Good Summit, CompassPoint Nonprofit Day, Council on Foundations Fall Conference for Community Foundations were among the many events competing for our attendance and attention.  Impressively, Emily managed to present at two of these events and attend part of a third. […]

I look forward to presenting to the Nonprofit Organizations Committee of the Business Law Section at the State Bar of California Annual Meeting on Saturday. Then, off to the Classy Awards, the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, recognizing the most outstanding philanthropic achievements by charities, businesses and individuals nationwide.   Here are some of […]

This week saw Obama's first bill to Congress (the American Jobs Act) and SOCAP11. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  LawForChange: If you only read one thing this weekend, read this. How Nonprofit Networks Are Raising the Bar on […]

This week saw Hurricane Irene ravage our east coast and the end of Qaddafi's rule of Libya.  Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Philanthropy: State Regulators Shine Spotlight on Social Media: Watchdogs are looking for ways to make sure […]