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: The Israel-Hamas War Is Tearing Nonprofits Apart. But Some Are Bridging Staff Divides (Sara Herschander, Chronicle of Philanthropy) The charitable deduction is a complex, broken mess. There’s a […]
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Filing with the IRS Before Receiving Exemption
It typically takes a nonprofit organization a number of months after it forms to file with the IRS an application for recognition of tax exemption. Then comes the waiting process. It may take many months for the IRS to reply, hopefully with a favorable determination letter recognizing the organization as tax-exempt from the date of […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 4/14/24
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: Nonprofit Champion | April 8, 2024 (National Council of Nonprofits) Last week, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its major rewrite of the Uniform Guidance, the […]
Final Regulations: Charitable Fundraising Platforms and Platform Charities
On March 24, 2024, California approved final regulations governing charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities. These regulations implement Assembly Bill No. 488 (AB 488), an act that generally went into effect on January 1, 2023. The act requires certain entities to register with and to file registration forms, reports, and other specified items with the […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 4/7/24
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: How José Andrés and His Corps of Cooks Became Leaders in Disaster Aid (Kim Severson, NY Times) The Coming Attacks on Nonprofits (Rachel Kleinfeld, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Philanthropy’s […]
Purpose-Driven Board Leadership and Climate Change
Governance and climate change. More attention is being given to the interplay of these seemingly unrelated issues, including at the upcoming 2024 Stanford Social Innovation Review Nonprofit Management Institute – What’s Next for the Social Sector? This year’s conference, taking place on September 17-18, is organized as a hybrid, allowing for in-person and virtual attendees. We […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/31/24
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: Should We Put Out a Statement? (Seth Chalmer, Stanford Social Innovation Review) Unlocking the impact of funding on nonprofit advocacy (Mirae Kim, Heather MacIndoe, and Lewis Faulk, Independent […]
Upswell 2023: Decline of Nonprofit Advocacy & Public Engagement
Independent Sector commissioned research to fill a 20-year gap in data around nonprofit advocacy and civic engagement (i.e., nonpartisan voter engagement) activities through a nationally representative quantitative survey and complementary qualitative interviews of nonprofit institutions. The research, was presented in a workshop at Upswell 2023. Workshop/Report Highlights Nonprofits today are less aware of the advocacy […]
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/24/24
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: What happens when an AG dares to investigate Leonard Leo’s network (Heidi Przybla, Politico) [Ed. I have a quoted belief on the matter here.] Cross-Sector Initiatives Should Start […]
Fiscal Sponsorship & Proposed DAF Regs?
A donor advised fund (“DAF”) is generally defined in Section 4966(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code as a fund or account On November 13, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department released proposed regulations on DAFs (the “Proposed Regs”) which has attracted a number of comments and criticisms, including with respect to how broadly the regulators […]