More About GDPR and Nonprofits
Back in early March 2018, we posted The EU Data-Privacy Law That May Affect U.S. Nonprofits (GDPR) to alert readers of a set of rules
Crowdfunding Regulation in CA: What’s Next?
Crowdfunding for charitable purposes and beneficiaries has exploded in popularity in recent years. “It seems like a perfect marriage: the internet and charitable fundraising.” A
Another Bungled College Closing
All around the United States, in recent years, small liberal arts college are facing tough choices resulting from increasing costs but declining enrollments. Part of
Are Funders Ready to Throw the Overhead Myth Overboard?
Once upon a time – not so long ago – the directors and executives of America’s nonprofit organizations lived in an enchanted forest. On the
Court Rules Affiliated Nonprofits Protected from Creditors
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an important ruling that has “major implications for nonprofit organizations” including the many groups around the nation
UBIT Transportation Rules: Interim Guidance
By the fall of 2017, GOP leaders of Congress were determined to pass a major tax overhaul before the end of the year. But much
Foundation Law: Free Online Learning
Now, perhaps more than ever, there’s a need for more people in the philanthropy sector to learn the ins and outs of the law of
Business Fundamentals: What is a “Sole Proprietorship”?
We get this question all the time. Derived from the word “proprietor” – and first used in 1537 – a sole proprietorship offers the most
UBIT Transportation Rules: Interim Guidance
By the fall of 2017, GOP leaders of Congress were determined to pass a major tax overhaul before the end of the year. But much
Troubled Waters at Several United Ways
“A … woman, a priest, two ministers and a rabbi got together….” “It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke,” according to the United
Charities’ Congressional Wish List
It’s safe to say it’s a new day in the U.S. Congress. There’s an entirely different House of Representatives after the blue wave of November
Another Pfishing Tale
Headquartered in suburban Baltimore, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation is one of the nation’s largest private charitable foundations with annual grants topping $100 million