In a stipulation included in a Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Judgment, the IRS stated that when a church communicates with its congregation in a customary manner concerning “electoral ...

I’m a longtime participant with, and supporter of, the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Community Organization ...

Increasingly, for-profit corporations are expanding their goals beyond profit-maximization and pursuing social or charitable goals. For owners of some of these corporations whose sole focus becomes a ...

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 ...

This is the second part of our two-part series on board meeting minutes. The previous post, “Board Meeting Minutes – Part I” can be viewed here. The content and retention of board meeting minutes are ...

Nonprofits should be at the forefront of encompassing diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) into their governance and operations. While discussions regarding DEI are increasingly prevalent in the ...

Last month, the Stanford Social Innovation Review published a groundbreaking article on nonprofit governance authored by Anne Wallestad, CEO of BoardSource: The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board ...

Nonprofit corporations may decide to merge for many reasons, including to better advance a common purpose or to expand the range of services offered to common beneficiaries. Generally, in a simple ...

Sometimes, a board of directors will elect to set up an “advisory board.” To an outsider, this advisory board may look very similar to the board of directors in some respects – for example, some ...

A Treasurer is typically charged with overseeing the management and reporting of an organization’s finances. Generally, as with other officer positions, the specific duties of the Treasurer are stated ...

A recent article in The Nonprofit Quarterly titled “ Collaborations: The Nonprofit Trend ” discussed the movement towards collaborations and linkages of many kinds among nonprofits to combat a growing ...