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 […]

Some big news for Emily Chan and NEO Law Group to be announced today and posted separately (stay tuned).  Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Emily: Need long view + wide net – Dr. Antoinette La Belle on finding […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Gene: A nonprofit leader CAN be personally responsible for unpaid payroll taxes – http://docs.justia.com/ Gene: 501(c)(4) organizations and political activities – recorded interview with nonprofit attorney Ofer Lion – http://english.ruvr.ru Rob Reich: Are […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: Philanthropy: NYTimes Drops Philanthropy As an Area of Coverage ow.ly/9ynWz [Ed. – Bad timing NY Times – the big story this week …] Stefan Wolff: Well-balanced and nuanced perspective on Kony2012 in NY […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Emily: Many legal gray areas in digital advocacy. Q for org about risk tolerance – know the current risks! http://bit.ly/AykUK6 Gene: If IRS audits, good to have policy and preserve record of immediately […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Lucy Berhnolz: Thoughts on future of philanthropy - http://philanthropy.blogspot.com/ Stanford Social Innovation Review: What are the Foundation Center’s goals for the Nonprofit Collaboration Database’s upgrade? – http://ow.ly/9g3Q2 Emily: New York Attorney General Announces Plan […]

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:  Greg Colvin: After collapse of IHC, what precautions should fiscal sponsors & projects take? My top ten ideas. http://bit.ly/oJ7at6 Adin Miller: Bridgespan Study Identifies 'Needle-Moving Collaboratives' | PND | Foundation Center http://bit.ly/wBfehE  C. […]

You can listen to Emily and me on Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio today (1:00 pm ET; 10:00 am PT) continuing our discussion of board oversight basics. Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises: Pro Publica: Komen gave three different explanations for […]