Nonprofits & CA’s “Take 2” Reopening
Throughout the United States, the summer months were a frenzy of rushed “reopenings” followed by all-too-predictable rollbacks as COVID-19 outbreaks surged. Disease hotspots erupted even
Foundations: IRS Launches Review Project
About a decade ago, the Internal Revenue Service launched an initiative targeting “high net worth families.” This project was designed to look well beyond just
Philanthropy Funders: Bending the “Moral Arc”
“We need to stop quoting Dr. King, feeling good about ourselves, and then continuing to do the same old crap that hasn’t worked for generations.”
Universities’ Exempt Status: Political Threat
It was September 8, 1971. In the Oval Office, Richard M. Nixon chatted with his chief domestic-policy adviser, John Ehrlichman, about the upcoming 1972 election
Classification of Gig Economy Workers: Rideshare Companies’ Fight Against AB5
Since the enactment of California’s Assembly Bill 5 (“AB5”), many employers have struggled with classifying their workforce. AB5, which codifies the factors set forth in
Funders Urged Not to Return to “Normal”
A month ago, in Philanthropy Thinkers On Not Returning to “Normal” (August 4, 2020), we wrote about the nonprofit sector “…anxiously await[ing] the time it
Diverting Restricted Funds During a Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the finances of a broad swath of the nonprofit sector. For many organizations, some or most of their
Scenario Planning: Four Models for Nonprofits (Part Two)
“The COVID-19 crisis has created a moment of hyper-uncertainty for social sector organizations. No one knows how the future will unfold…” write the lead authors
The ADA & Nonprofits: A Primer
Recently, there’s been lots of chatter in the media about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). That’s because, on July 26, 2020, the nation celebrated
Scenario Planning: Four Models for Nonprofits (Part Three)
It was the middle of March 2020 when life in the United States suddenly changed in the blink of an eye from “normal” to something
Scenario Planning: Four Models for Nonprofits (Part One)
There’s an important new report that presents the philanthropy sector with an intriguing analytical framework for “scenario planning” now and in the coming 12-18 months.
Philanthropy Thinkers on Not Returning to “Normal”
““Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different.” – Arundhati Roy