Raffles, Revisited
Charity raffles are a consistently popular way that nonprofits – especially smaller ones – raise money. From the outside looking in, these fundraisers appear
New “Generosity Commission”: Mixed Views
Back in June 2021, Giving USA, a “public service initiative of the Giving USA Foundation,” released the most current of 66 consecutive annual reports
Nonprofits: Continue Engaging on Billions in Pandemic Aid
That mountain of money Congress authorized back in March as “fiscal relief funding” for state, local, territorial, and tribal governments? Since early May, the
Commercial Co-Ventures for CA Nonprofits: Revisited
It was a scene likely played out countless times around the nation in the early days of the summer just ended. The nonprofit executive,
CA Legislative Wrap-Up: Nonprofits & Charitable Trusts
Just in time to enjoy an overpriced Pumpkin Spice Latte, we can now review this year’s recently concluded California legislative session. There were a
Giving USA Report on 2020 Philanthropy
For the 66th year in a row, the gold standard of annual reports on “the sources and uses of charitable giving in America” was
Student Loan Forgiveness Program: “Transformational” Fixes
The “… troubled student debt relief program for teachers, police officers and other public service [and nonprofit-organization] workers will soon get the makeover that
“Rage Giving”: Once Again, All the Rage
“Nonprofits are usually happy to receive a contribution,” observed one reporter recently, “but ‘rage giving’ has its drawbacks.” See How the Supreme Court Texas
Payout Reform Bill Continues to Generate Heat
When Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced a bill on June 9, 2021, to “spur faster payouts from donor-advised funds and
A New Crowdfunding Law – At Last!
“Is California where crowdfunding bills go to die?” That was a fair question in early 2018 when JD Alois of Crowdfund Insider wrote that,
Nonprofits Must Ditch “Salary Cloaking”
Our third-in-a-row hashtag alert for the nonprofit sector is #ShowTheSalary. It’s aimed at stopping a widespread but harmful hiring practice; namely, advertising an open
Critical Days of Action for Nonprofit Sector
It’s crunch time for Congressional action. “Some of the most consequential decisions that every Congress must make are coming due in the next ten days.”