We hope you all had a wonderful Independence Day! Have a listen to two great but very different songs – Ray Charles' America the  Beautiful and Martina McBride's Independence Day - while perusing this week's collection of tweets: CalNonprofits: Nonprofits are the 1st Amendment incarnate! http://bit.ly/17Uyevr Melissa Mikesell: Help advance your own vision of […]

  Tony and I will be continuing our discussion about Dan Pallotta's viral TED video on Nonprofit Radio today at 10:30 am PT / 1:30 pm ET. That will lead into further discussion about the Overhead Myth movement and the new Oregon law that provides the Attorney General with discretion to disqualify organizations that spend less […]

  First day of summer! Have a listen to Best Coast's The Only Place while perusing this week's tweets: Nick Kristof: This is good reporting, and painful to read: CNN on America's 50 worst charities Guidestar: Launching a campaign to end the Overhead Myth http://wp.me/p2fHhO-Jh Independent Sector: It's Time for Real Talk About Real Nonprofit […]

  This weeks marks the first week of our new Senior Counsel Erin Bradrick. I am more than thrilled to be joined by Erin and look forward to seeing her do great things, particularly in the area of women's rights. Have a listen to Independent Women while perusing this week's tweets: Good Counsel Book: 10 […]

  My past week has been one marked by connections with colleagues. In that spirit, have a listen to the Adele-Daft Punk mashup Something About the Fire while persusing this weeks's tweets: Sustainable Law Group: Why The IRS 501(c)(4) Scandal Happened http://wp.me/p2orjM-1X [Ed. It was a pleasure to have lunch with Cecily of SLG earlier this […]

  The week started with Memorial Day, a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. At the same time, it's a day many of us enjoy spending with family and friends. Have a listen to one of my favorite songs (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love […]

  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: […]

  Quite the week for the IRS. Have a listen to Radiohead's Electioneering while perusing this week's serving of tweets: Rick Hasen: WaPo learned 5 things from the IRS report: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/five-takeaways-from-the-irs-report/2013/05/15/5d3d0802-bd73-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_blog.html … NPR learned 10 http://n.pr/17wiBJi Nonprofit Quarterly: The IRS scandal should be a wake-up call for all that it's time to come to grips […]

  I'll be on Nonprofit Radio today at 10:30 am PT / 1:30 pm ET talking with Tony about Dan Pallotta's viral video on TED, The way we think about charity is dead wrong. You can catch us live or on iTunes. Listen to Depeche Mode's Wrong as you peruse this week's list of tweets: […]

  The story of the week for me was Jason Collins coming out (Sports Illustrated). Hope to see this lead to widespread support among all the influential superstars (because they can turn minds), less bullying, and more acceptance. Bob Dylan called it: The Times They Are A-Changin' Have a listen while perusing this week's selection of tweets: […]