Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I had an incredible week starting with a family business anniversary held at the Vancouver Art Gallery and recognition for the Nonprofit Law Blog as the 26th most influential law blog. Thankful for so much, including the privilege of working with some great nonprofits and an amazing associate […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: Philanthropy: Charitable-Deduction Limit Would Hurt Poor, Say Nonprofit Leaders Independent Sector: Slashing incentives to give will impact nonprofits. Tell Congress NOT to limit the charitable deduction http://ow.ly/fjFuh Matthew Bishop: Should charitable giving get […]

Momentous week. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: Gene: "America’s never been about what can be done for us. It’s about what can be done by us" – The President of the United States Philanthropy: What the next 4 […]

Our prayers and thoughts with all those affected by Hurricane Sandy. We'll be on Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio today (1:30 pm ET; 10:30 am PT) discussing disaster relief. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Emily: [Infographic] Nonprofits’ Impact on the […]

Giants mayhem in San Francisco while New York hosts the BSR Conference. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: Sustainable Law Group: Do fallen icon's damage their charities' works? Lance Armstrong NY Times Nonprofit Quarterly: Playing by the NFL's Tax […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Rick Cohen: What are the Nonprofit Sector's challenges in year ahead: sequestration? tax reform? competition from hybrids? hubris? http://bit.ly/WFCWF8 Philanthropy: Where Obama and Romney Stand on Key Issues for Nonprofits http://ow.ly/exb30 Shuey Fogel: […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Emily: Should Nonprofits Aim to Overturn the Prohibition on Charities Promoting Candidates? by Rick Cohen Nonprofit Quarterly  Nonprofit Quarterly: Watching the Charity Watchdogs: Vignettes from the NASCO Annual Meeting  Nonprofit Law News: Nonprofit […]

This week: SOCAP in San Francisco, Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations National Conference in Vegas (that's where I'm at), AAPIP meeting with White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Baltimore (that's where I was), the Presidential debate, and the end of MLB's regular season (with both Bay Area teams winning their divisions!). Here […]

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 […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Jed Emerson: From the good Dr. Dan Pallotta "Why Can't We Sell Charity Like We Sell Perfume?" http://on.wsj.com/O5gLY3 Trista Harris: Why The Nonprofit World Needs Millennials  Gene: San Francisco Public Press gets 501(c)(3) recognition […]