The Delaware public benefit corporation bill was signed into law this week, a momentous one for me personally as well. Have a listen to Daft Punk's (and Nile Rodgers') Get Lucky while perusing this week's tweets: Carrie Garber Siegrist: … Finding a path to better charity oversight http://ow.ly/n4hiR [Ed. Center for Investigative Reporting's provocative, […]
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Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – July 12, 2013
Yesterday, we were inspired by Premal Shah, President of Kiva, who spoke at an event sponsored by AllianceBernstein and participated in a briefing held by the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors. Listen to Sweedish House Mafia's Save the World Tonight as you peruse this week's tweets: Gene: Great talk by Premal Shah about […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – July 5, 2013
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 […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – June 28, 2013
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 […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – June 21, 2013
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 […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – June 14, 2013
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 […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – June 7, 2013
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 […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – May 31, 2013
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 […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – May 24, 2013
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: […]
Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – May 17, 2013
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 […]