Coronavirus and Nonprofits: Challenges & Resources
What a difference a week makes. Last week, the news media focused on the minutiae of the primary-election horse race. This week, Americans have been
PayPal Giving Fund Settles Big Case
In 2013, internet giant PayPal, Inc. created a “new platform … to make it easier for customers to donate money to their favorite tax-exempt charities.”
Huge EO Scandals: Elusive Federal Oversight
In recent years, there’s been an almost perfect storm of conditions for people – famous, infamous, and otherwise – to commit wrongdoing through exempt organizations
The Political Ban: A Timely Recap for 501(c)(3)s, Part Two
The “Johnson Amendment” – the 501(c)(3) political ban – has been discussed and debated ad nauseum for decades. This is it: “… which does not
The Political Ban: A Timely Recap for 501(c)(3)s, Part One
“It’s almost always election season in the United States.” The polls close on one contest but, by dawn the next morning, “the chatter begins about
The Importance of Executive Sessions for Nonprofit Boards
BoardSource is a leader in inspiring and supporting “excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.” Among its “best practices” advice for 501(c)(3) boards
Funding Pie: Rural CA Groups Want Bigger Bite
Across the United States, the need for philanthropic help is broad and deep. Sadly, though, funding for 501(c)(3)s serving those needs has been – and
PILOT Pressures for Major Nonprofits
In recent years around the nation, local governments have faced critical budget shortfalls. At the same time, the need for public services and assistance has
Ignoring Intent: Study Confirms Donors Feel Betrayed
“Respecting a donor’s intent is an ethical issue and also a legal matter,” according to the National Council of Nonprofits on its website section on
Mission Creep Faced by Detroit Nonprofit
“Detroit was still smoldering from the 1967 riots” when civil-rights activists Father William T. Cunningham and Eleanor M. Josaltis took the first steps toward creating
Feds Propose Improving Grant Rules on Indirect Costs
In A New Accounting Rule: But Don’t Sleep Through This One (March 10, 2015), we first told you about a bold step by the federal
Diversity in Nonprofits: Provocative Reading
The prestigious Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) is written “by and for social change leaders from around the world and from all sectors of society—nonprofits,