Advocacy is a loaded word in the nonprofit context. And when nonprofit leaders, advisors, and others discuss the role of ...

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BoardSource’s survey in connection with the upcoming Leading with Intent report remains open to responses through August 31, ...

Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector trends, ...

We have previously written about prudent investment rules that apply to charities with respect to their institutional funds (including endowment funds) under the Uniform Prudent Management of ...

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 ...

Charitable purposes under IRC Section 501(c)(3) include the the promotion of social welfare by organizations designed to defend human and civil rights secured by law. The IRS Exempt Organizations ...

Many charities and foundations have sought to make grants to individuals and grants to businesses that have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. With close to 2.3 million confirmed cases of ...

A limited liability company (LLC) is a legal form of enterprise, owned by one or more members, that may be organized and operated for a wide variety of purposes, including charitable purposes. One of ...

Many nonprofits fail to respect the differences between directors and officers. When an individual holds both the position of director (i.e., board member) and an officer position (e.g., chair of the ...

As a supplement to our earlier post, What Issues Should a Nonprofit Board Consider Annually, we have created a calendar of priority agenda items for the board of directors of a hypothetical nonprofit ...

Youths represent a growing volunteer population for nonprofits and for some, a potential pool of nonprofit board members. The 2007 National Survey of Children's Health estimated that 78% of youths ...