Tweets of the Week – September 3, 2010

Published on: by Gene Takagi Category:NONPROFIT RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:

  • npquarterly: Two boards and an ED in handcuffs? What went wrong at this Minnesota-based nonprofit? http://bit.ly/boXQ5q
  • npmaven: Nonprofit boards as dead-or tired-fish. Hmmmm… http://is.gd/eTpwc
  • DonKramer: I have been asked to serve on the board of a #nonprofit. Should I be concerned that it does not have D&O insurance? http://bit.ly/1r4zRZ
  • nonprofitlawyer: 10 Tips For Rebuilding A Nonprofit Board http://bit.ly/cyKoTY
  • ChicagoKentLaw: C-K Faculty Blog: Professor Evelyn Brody posts a new article on tax exempt charities. http://bit.ly/9VAMg7
  • NCRP: In case u missed this great post on Blue Avocado- "#Foundations: Fleas or Elephants?" by Pam David #philanthropy http://bit.ly/cX4P0X
  • timothyogden: My latest for @HarvardBiz on questions of social entrepreneurship http://bit.ly/cSGS2o [GTak response: Current laws provide starting place]
  • GTak: Legal Resource for the Social Enterprise Sector – http://bit.ly/91Jvm8
  • FYSE: Interesting! presentation about Exit strategies for social enterprises http://bit.ly/cLTwEW
  • Give2Asia: Survey reveals that younger consumers worry less about a company's CSR when choosing a product to buy: http://bit.ly/8X0Cx8 [youth cynicism?]
  • NonprofitLawyer: What do you think is the biggest mistake a leader can make? http://bit.ly/8XFKvK [Harvard Bus Review video]
  • acumenfund: A revealing article on Google.org's recent past – a tale about the challenge of realizing good intentions http://ow.ly/2wuTI
  • socialedge: Must read on @socialedge: Jonathan Lewis 5-part series "Unitus, We Stand; Divide Us, We Fall" http://bit.ly/onPov
  • MotherJones: 1 in 6 Americans (& counting) receives some kind of government anti-poverty assistance: http://mojo.ly/azQ1iq
  • jeffdsachs: Investing in 5 target areas to make rapid progress to achieve MDGs in Africa http://bit.ly/dpZ0l9 [UN Millennium Development Goals]
  • GTak: Judge Olly Neal's story on StoryCorps – don't miss this – guaranteed to inspire - http://bit.ly/9pSklX

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