Here are some of my favorite posts of the week in the areas of nonprofit organizations, corporate governance, philanthropy, and social enterprises:
- npquarterly: Two boards and an ED in handcuffs? What went wrong at this Minnesota-based nonprofit? http://bit.ly/boXQ5q
- npmaven: Nonprofit boards as dead-or tired-fish. Hmmmm... http://is.gd/eTpwc
- DonKramer: I have been asked to serve on the board of a #nonprofit. Should I be concerned that it does not have D&O insurance? http://bit.ly/1r4zRZ
- nonprofitlawyer: 10 Tips For Rebuilding A Nonprofit Board http://bit.ly/cyKoTY
- ChicagoKentLaw: C-K Faculty Blog: Professor Evelyn Brody posts a new article on tax exempt charities. http://bit.ly/9VAMg7
- NCRP: In case u missed this great post on Blue Avocado- "#Foundations: Fleas or Elephants?" by Pam David #philanthropy http://bit.ly/cX4P0X
- timothyogden: My latest for @HarvardBiz on questions of social entrepreneurship http://bit.ly/cSGS2o [GTak response: Current laws provide starting place]
- GTak: Legal Resource for the Social Enterprise Sector - http://bit.ly/91Jvm8
- FYSE: Interesting! presentation about Exit strategies for social enterprises http://bit.ly/cLTwEW
- Give2Asia: Survey reveals that younger consumers worry less about a company's CSR when choosing a product to buy: http://bit.ly/8X0Cx8 [youth cynicism?]
- NonprofitLawyer: What do you think is the biggest mistake a leader can make? http://bit.ly/8XFKvK [Harvard Bus Review video]
- acumenfund: A revealing article on Google.org's recent past - a tale about the challenge of realizing good intentions http://ow.ly/2wuTI
- socialedge: Must read on @socialedge: Jonathan Lewis 5-part series "Unitus, We Stand; Divide Us, We Fall" http://bit.ly/onPov
- MotherJones: 1 in 6 Americans (& counting) receives some kind of government anti-poverty assistance: http://mojo.ly/azQ1iq
- jeffdsachs: Investing in 5 target areas to make rapid progress to achieve MDGs in Africa http://bit.ly/dpZ0l9 [UN Millennium Development Goals]
- GTak: Judge Olly Neal's story on StoryCorps - don't miss this - guaranteed to inspire - http://bit.ly/9pSklX
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