Rethinking Nonprofits’ Disaster Planning
Recently, Bryan McQueenly raised a provocative issue to his neighbors in an op-ed in the Ventura County Star. In The Real Costs of Disasters for
Hot Issues for Nonprofits in 2019
In the philanthropy sector – as in every other – the start of a new year marks an avalanche of fortune-telling: which issues that were
Cause-Related Marketing: New Aggressive Enforcement
In the 1980’s, the American Express company tried out an advertising technique that had not been done before. The financial services giant joined with the
New Bills in CA Legislature on Crowdfunding, Other Hot Issues
In order to meet a deadline in the California legislature for introducing new bills to be considered in the current session, lawmakers hurried to file
Top-Heavy Philanthropy Creates Risks for Democracy
An important report released in November 2018 by the Washington-D.C.-based Institute for Policy Studies raises the alarm about a troubling trend in philanthropy and charitable
Gorillas, Guerrillas, and 501(c)(3)s
Several months ago, we posted Monkey Gets Day in Court, the years-long tale about “a crested macaque monkey called Naruto [who] lived peaceably, minding his
Ford Foundation, Others, Move to General Operating Support
In Are Funders Read to Throw The Overhead Myth Overboard? we explained that in the past decade or so, the nonprofit world has moved away
Shutdown: Fallout for Nonprofits
The recent federal government closure was the longest in U.S. history, causing incalculable pain, financial and otherwise, most directly to the workers and contractors who
MacArthur Foundation Launches New $100 Million Competition
In 2016, the world-renowned MacArthur Foundation took a huge leap of faith when it announced its bold 100&Change contest. The challenge for applicants: present a
Donor Data: The New Hostage?
In the immortal words of Saturday Night Live’s Roseane Roseannadanna aka Gilda Radner: “It’s always something. If it’s not one thing, it’s another….” Now you
Nonprofit Data Giants Announce Merger
The name of the game in 2019 – across all sectors of the American economy – is data. For the philanthropy community, there’s a massive
Nonprofits & Risk Management: Attitude Adjustment Advice
In What’s Next After the Tax Exemption Letter? we noted that there’s lots of information available about how to start a nonprofit and get the