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...
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Nonprofit Radio: Election Year Issues 2024
I recently spoke with Tony Martignetti, host of Nonprofit Radio, about election year issues for charities in 2024. You can join the 13,000 weekly listeners and catch the Nonprofit Radio podcast here. Tony and I have previously spoken about election year advocacy for charities. It’s important at the outset to...
Proposed DAF Regulations: Strafford CLE/CPE Program
Karl Mill of the Mill Law Center and I will be presenting a Continuing Legal Education / Continuing Professional Education (CLE/CPE) webinar for Strafford on the recently proposed donor advised fund (DAF) regulations. You can watch live on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at 10 am to 11:30 am PST...
Nonprofit Radio: Our Esteemed Contributors’ 2024 Outlooks
I recently joined fellow Nonprofit Radio contributor Amy Sample Ward in conversation with host Tony Martignetti about what we expect to see in the new year. Listen to the podcast here. Amy Sample Ward and Gene Takagi kick off the New Year with what they’ll be keeping eyes on this...
10 Significant News Events of 2023
In 2023, the World Health Organization declared an end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency, artificial intelligence dominated the news, and the nonprofit sector received some long-awaited regulations. Here is our list of 10 significant news events affecting nonprofits in the United States in 2023, and a few...
Fearless Foundation Case: CoF and IS Amicus Brief
The Council on Foundations (CoF) and Independent Sector (IS) announced on December 13, 2023 that they had filed a joint amicus brief in support of the Fearless Foundation with respect to a lawsuit claiming that the Foundation’s grant program is in violation of Section 1981 of the Civil Rights...
Nonprofit Radio: OpenAI and Nonprofit-Money Collaborations
I recently spoke with Tony Martignetti, host of Nonprofit Radio, about the OpenAI nonprofit-for-profit joint venture drama making headlines and some lessons to be learned about nonprofit collaborations heavily influenced by money. You can join the 13,000 weekly listeners and catch the Nonprofit Radio podcast here. As general background, you...
An OpenAI-Inspired Nonprofit Law Story – Part Two
This post continues the story from Part One and is inspired by some of the drama involving OpenAI. In Part One, the board of a nonprofit that also served as the manager of a joint venture (JV) with several investors was dealing with a dilemma. On one hand they...
An OpenAI-Inspired Nonprofit Law Story – Part One
Imagine a charitable nonprofit whose mission is to educate people on the dangers of vaping. The board members, including the founder, want to advance the mission by producing and distributing a documentary film. An individual who recently lost their child to throat cancer wants to donate $2 million to...
Nonprofit Radio: Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case and Implications for Nonprofits
I recently spoke with Tony Martignetti, host of Nonprofit Radio, about this summer’s Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in college admissions and the possible implications for nonprofits and their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. You can join the 13,000 weekly listeners and catch the Nonprofit Radio podcast...