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Nonprofit Resources of the Week (11/17/24)

Charitable: Combating community deterioration (11/16/24)

Charitable: Defending Human and Civil Rights (11/4/24)

Treasury and IRS 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan (10/28/24)

Fiscal Sponsorship and Donor Intent (10/21/24)

2024 NAAG/NASCO Annual Charities Conference (10/14/24)

2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute – Climate Change (10/7/24)

California: Board Committees vs. Other Committees (9/30/24)

Some Highlights from the 2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute – Day One (9/23/24)

2024 IRS Resources for Supporting Organizations (9/16/24)

Spending from an Endowment (9/9/24)

Prudent Investments: UPMIFA and Climate Change (9/3/24)

More on Nonprofits and Climate Change (8/27/24)

Nonprofit and Exempt Organizations Law Practice (8/21/24)

Nonprofits and 12 Current Trends (8/12/24)

Nonprofit Radio - 700th Show! (7/23/24)

2024 SSIR Nonprofit Management Institute (7/20/24)

What Do Nonprofits Owe to the Future? (7/13/24)

The Mission Statement: Some New Thoughts (7/1/24)

State Bar of Texas: Governance of Nonprofit Organizations 2024 (6/24/24)

Grantmakers Conference Supplement: Q&A (6/15/24)

More from the GEO 2024 National Conference (5/28/24)

Highlights from the GEO 2024 National Conference – Day One (5/20/24)

Movement Organizations (5/18/24)

California Regulations: Charitable Fundraising Platforms and Platform Charities – Part 1 (5/11/24) & Part II (7/29/24)

Highlights from BakerHostetler’s Webinar on Race-Based Grantmaking and Charitable Activities (5/4/24)

Gender-Based Violence and Firearms (4/23/24)

Filing with the IRS Before Receiving Exemption (4/20/24)

Final Regulations: Charitable Fundraising Platforms and Platform Charities (4/8/24)

Purpose-Driven Board Leadership and Climate Change (4/6/24)

Upswell 2023: Decline of Nonprofit Advocacy & Public Engagement (3/29/24)

Fiscal Sponsorship & Proposed DAF Regs? (3/23/24)

Nonprofit Radio: Election Year Issues 2024 (3/13/24)

WCTEO 2024 Highlights (3/5/24)

National Study on Donor Advised Funds (2/21/24)

Nonprofits and Energy Tax Credits (2/20/24)

Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 1/19/2024 (2/10/24)

2024 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (2/2/24)

CalNonprofits Webinar – Good Standing: Compliance & Your Nonprofit (1/21/24)

Nonprofit Radio: Our Esteemed Contributors’ 2024 Outlooks (1/10/24)

Best of the Nonprofit Law Blog 2023 (12/31/23)

10 Significant News Events of 2023 (12/28/23)

Proposed Donor Advised Fund Regulations: What is a Donor Advised Fund? (12/20/23)

Nonprofit Radio: OpenAI and Nonprofit-Money Collaborations (12/15/23)

An OpenAI-Inspired Nonprofit Law Story – Part One (11/22/23), Part Two (11/27/23)

Type III Supporting Organizations – Functionally Integrated (11/12/23)

Foreign Grantmaking: NGOsource 10th Anniversary (11/2/23)

NAAG/NASCO Charities Conference: Purpose-Driven Board Leadership (10/11/23)

Lessons in Nonprofit Governance from the Screen (10/8/23)

Nonprofit Radio: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case and Implications for Nonprofits (9/27/23)

National Council of Nonprofits’ Response to Ways and Means Committee (9/19/23)

Responses to Ways and Means Committee Request for Information on Nonprofit Political Campaign Intervention (9/7/23)

Charitable: Lessening Neighborhood Tensions (9/2/23)

Charitable: Eliminating Prejudice and Discrimination (8/26/23)

Ways and Means Committee Requests Information on Nonprofit Political Campaign Intervention (8/17/23)

California Law: Removed Director of a Nonprofit and Standing to Sue (8/7/23)

California Laws: Registry of Charitable Trusts (7/29/23)

Fiscal Sponsorship and Board Governance (7/22/23)

Starting a Nonprofit: Designators and Board Member Selection (7/15/23)

The Nonprofit Board Member You’d Love to Recruit (7/8/23)

The Nonprofit Board You’d Love to Join (6/25/23)

Nonprofits: 10 Lessons from “Ted Lasso” and “Succession” (6/11/23)

Two Vehicles, One Home: Fiscal Sponsorship and Donor Advised Funds (6/4/23)

California: Nonprofit Directors’ Rights of Inspection (5/24/23)

How to Make Grants to Fiscally Sponsored Projects (5/14/23)

California Laws: Good Standing (4/22/23)

Legally Compliant Bylaws – Good Enough? (4/15/23)

Nonprofit Board Member Conflicts of Interest (4/9/23)

Nonprofit Law 201 for Journalists (3/12/23)

Is Fiscal Sponsorship a Service Provided for a Fee? Why it isn’t and why it matters. (3/3/23)

501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations (2/4/23)

501(c)(3) Operational Test (1/28/23)

Entering into a Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement (1/21/23)

Nonprofit Governance: Board Composition (1/16/23)

Nonprofit Radio: Gene & Amy’s 2023 Outlook (1/11/23)

Online Fundraising: California Proposed Regulations – Article 1 (1/4/23)

California’s New Law for Charitable Fundraising Platforms (12/23/22)

WCTEO 2022 Highlights (12/2/22)

Nonprofits: The Impact of Law on Trust (9/3/22)

Nonprofits: Engaging Millennials and Gen Z (8/28/22)

NPQ Webinar: Boards as Social Movement Spaces (7/30/22)

Restatement of the Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations (6/30/22)

Fiscal Sponsorship Exits: Not Always Easy – Part 1 (6/12/22)

Alternatives to Starting a Nonprofit (5/14/22)

Compensating Nonprofit Board Members (4/16/22)

Fiscal Sponsorship: Fees (Model A) (3/27/22)

Crowdfunding Laws: Platform Charities (3/22/22)

What’s Your Nonprofit Doing to Fight Climate Change? (3/6/22)

WCTEO: Becoming an Anti-racist Organization: Legal Issues (11/27/21)

DAO: What is it? What does it mean for nonprofits? (11/21/21)

Affirmative Action Plans—A Potentially Important Safeguard for Race-Based Grantmaking (11/16/21)

Anti-Discrimination Laws - Section 1981 (11/10/21)

Anti-Discrimination Laws – Title VII (8/7/21)

“Friends Of” Organizations—Creating a U.S. Nonprofit that Supports a Foreign Charity (7/22/21)

One Hour Nonprofit Legal Audit (5/11/21)

Purpose-Driven Board Leadership, Legally Speaking (4/2/21)

Setting Up an Effective Nonprofit Board (3/11/21)

Fiscal Sponsor: Before You Accept a Project … (2/3/21)

How to Find a Fiscal Sponsor (10/25/20)

Anchoring Equity in a Mission Statement (9/12/20)

Charities: Prudent Investment Laws (9/6/20)

Nonprofit Mergers: Tips & Traps (8/15/20)

Nonprofit Joint Ventures: Basics (8/9/20)

Black Lives Matter: Our Commitments