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,
IRS Nonprofit Updates: UBIT Refunds & More
There’s news from (and about) the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on several matters of interest to the nonprofit sector. The most notable development is a
Funders Urged to Step Up Support for Nonprofit Staffing
Our readers know that Vu Le (@NonprofitAF) is one of our favorite bloggers. In November 2019, he wrote an important piece reflecting on the imminent
A Government Retreat from Overhead Aversion
Marian Conway of The Nonprofit Quarterly says that “for nonprofits, this is a dream come true.” What is this much-anticipated gift? “The City of New York
Measuring “Impact”: New Charity Ratings Group
In the year 2019, “impact” became one of the hottest buzzwords in the nonprofit sector. But nonprofits have struggled to measure “impact.” Just ahead of
Four Kalamazoo Nonprofits Launch Hub ONE Collaborative
The corrosive effect of The Overhead Myth is well-known among board and staff of nonprofit organizations. We’ve written about it several times, most recently in
Universal Charitable Deduction Gains Influential Support
There’s been talk for many years about expanding the charitable deduction. But since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA),
Nonprofit Postal Rates: Action Alert
In September 2018, we reported the alarming news that some of the most popular postal-rate discounts long enjoyed by nonprofits may be on the chopping
Overhead Aversion: Yes, There Really Is Such A Thing
Among the most important developments in 2019 in the nonprofit sector is that cracks are emerging in the disastrous Overhead Myth wall. This concept was
American Philanthropy: Biggest Myths
The year 2019 has been one of intense soul-searching for philanthropy. There are enormous problems that society as a whole must address. But that has led
A Plea for Higher Foundation-Payout Rules
The usually humorous nonprofit blogger Vu Le (writing at his blog, Nonprofit AF), takes on a more somber tone in The ethical argument for foundations