By NEO Law Group
Many well-intended individuals who want to work on addressing public, social, and environmental needs think about starting a charitable nonprofit. Founding and leading a nonprofit may be viewed as a badge of significance and honor. But before moving forward, founders of a charitable venture should first consider the alternatives. Similarly, lawyers and bar associations asked […]
Lara Jakubowski, a Senior Consultant at La Piana Consulting, and I will be presenting a webinar on nonprofit mergers and acquisitions, discussing benefits, risks, and alternatives on February 25, 2020 at 10 am to 11:15 am PST for Clear Law Institute. You can register here. In this practical webinar, you will learn the various ways […]
Today, NEO Law Group released a new 3 minute video in its series of videos on tips for nonprofits, available on YouTube. While incorporating a nonprofit and applying for tax exemption may be the right choice in some instances, there may often be a better way to achieve your charitable goals. This video focuses on some possible alternatives to formation, including partnering with an existing […]
Check out the article Emily and I wrote for the American Bar Association's Business Law Today on Alternatives to Forming a Charitable Nonprofit here. It was nice to get a "Hallellujah" from New York Times philanthropy reporter Stephanie Stromm on Twitter. In connection with the Business Law Today issue focusing on nonprofit organizations, Lisa Runquist, Alice Anderson […]
I started NEO Law Group twenty years ago in January 2005. And I’ve had the immense pleasure of spending over twelve of those years working with my co-principal/business partner Erin Bradrick and our senior counsel Michele Berger. I’m also very grateful for our nonprofit clients, our colleagues, and our friends doing such important work and […]
I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the 2024 Nonprofit Management Institute – What’s Next for the Social Sector? – hosted by the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The future is uncertain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare for it, or help to shape it. At this year’s Nonprofit Management Institute, hosted annually by the Stanford Social […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2024 | The Annual Industry Forecast (Lucy Bernholz, Stanford PACS) [Ed. I consider this a must-read every year. It feels particularly important […]
The deadline for responses to the Ways and Means Committee request for information regarding nonprofit political activities, inappropriate use of charitable funds, and rise in foreign sources of funding has been extended from Labor Day to Friday, September 8, 2023. We previously wrote on the politically biased request for information here. There have been a […]
Enterprise risk management (ERM) is a strategic approach to managing risk holistically across the organization and its ecosystem. Under ERM, risks are not merely identified and addressed on a program or business segment level, they are surfaced so they can be assessed, analyzed, and managed with consideration of the entire organization, including its mission, its […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. On this day in 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. Today, the world marks International #HolocaustRemembranceDay. We can say “never again” all we want, but only constant effort to defend universal human rights has a chance of […]