Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

Work to create a fairer judicial environment for nonprofits NIA has been working for several years to help pass common-sense laws in the most problematic states to help level the playing field so that nonprofits are not being held accountable for things over which they have no control. Was training insufficient?

Insurance

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“The Nonprofit Leadership Center recognizes the impact of nonprofits and provides resources and leadership training to help nonprofit leaders succeed. It is an honor to serve on the NLC board and give back to an organization that has provided so much to the nonprofit professionals in our community.”

Nonprofit Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

when she thinks about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management graduate program at the University of Tampa. It’s Never Too Late to Make a Change (or Be the Change) “I took a very untraditional path to get into the nonprofit sector,” Erin says. I felt like I was being called into the nonprofit sector.” Empowering.

Nonprofit governance and management

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Watch Now Resources Highlighted in Webinar Webinar presentation slides Explore More Events Find more free on-demand videos as well as upcoming classes at the Nonprofit Leadership Center to help you strengthen your skills, nonprofit and communities.

Nonprofit governance and management

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 11, 2012

Facts at hand, counsel can determine if state law requires notifying those affected. Forty-seven states have breach response laws, differing in terms of triggers and obligatory responses. The Commercial Law League of America (CLLA) provides a spread-sheet summarizing each state’s law; it’s worthy of review.

Public and Nonprofit Management

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Collection limitation requires that all information is obtained by lawful and fair means and with the knowledge or consent of the subject. Lawful and fair is easily obliged; most development offices are awash in legitimate data received through regulated systems. This doesn’t include social media! Wishing you privacy without pain!

Nonprofit Administration and Development

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Continuing our series on “worst practices,” below is a non-exhaustive list of mistakes to avoid in nonprofit management. Management is not a popularity game. Get insurance, comply with laws and policies, and meet delegated tasks. Failing to treat all employees equally according to laws, policies, and ethics.

Nonprofit Management

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

Petersburg Before joining the Foundation team, Lisa served as the assistant deputy director and managing attorney for the St. the largest nonprofit public-interest law firm in the Tampa Bay area. Petersburg Office of Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., She is an adjunct professor in the Paralegal Studies Program at St.

Nonprofit Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MARCH 28, 2024

As the Community Impact Manager , Maigan bridges passion, purpose, and proficiency, channeling her expertise to uplift and transform lives across the KC community. With a passion for political science and social justice, she initially envisioned a career in law but found herself drawn to the nonprofit sector.

Nonprofit Leadership

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 6, 2022

Even though nonprofit organizations aren’t required by law to publish annual reports, most nonprofit leaders recognize the value annual reports can provide. Nonprofit managers working on annual reports most frequently ask these five questions.

Law

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

Tennessee is one of the only states in the United States without a statewide nonprofit association. Instead, four independent regional nonprofit associations have provided more localized support for nonprofits. Nonprofits need to engage at the state level to ensure those laws are fair and appropriate.

Associations

The Agitator

JULY 29, 2015

Back in May Ken Burnett served up a thought-provoking finale to his 5-part Future of Fundraising series: Fundraising and the rule of law. For those who missed this series we especially want to repeat and focus on a key reform we all need to work on –fixing the donor’s experience.

Fundraising

The Agitator

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Next, my inbox bell rings with news that the Charities Oversight Project at Columbia Law School and the Center on Nonprofits Philanthropy at the Urban Institute has just published “the first systematic analysis of state-level oversight and regulation of U.S. charities.”

Law

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Making sense of your information in the digital age is the difference between success and failure in a lot of professional fields and the nonprofit sector is no different. Here is a potential plan for effectively managing and utilizing data management software like Bloomerang.

Nonprofit governance and management

The Agitator

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

”) Or … hiring a lawyer who worked only on intuition, ignoring case law … or an accountant who never heard of standard accounting procedures? (“Now let me see, some docs prescribe a 2 day course of penicillin, the guy down the hall says 15 days, but I think 4 days are about right.”) Of course not.

Law

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For example, Massachusetts Governor Maury Healey (D) signed the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act (H 4109) into law on August 6, 2024. Age matters: While 17 percent of nonprofit workers between 45 and 64 years old earn less than the ALICE threshold, 37 percent of workers under the age of 25 fall below that standard.

Nonprofit Administration and Development

The Agitator

JULY 24, 2012

Parkinson’s Laws. Northcote Parkinson’s 1957 Parkinson’s Law you’re in for a real treat. This stylish, witty and sometimes satirical work cuts through all the management theory and nonsense to show how and why bureaucracies waste time. Parkinson’s Laws At Work in Fundraising. If you’re not familiar with the work of C.

Law

The Agitator

MARCH 7, 2013

Ken Stern, former chief exec of NPR, takes the view that the nonprofit world needs more “creative destruction” He wrote recently in the Chronicle of Philanthropy : “To foster real change, we need to figure out a way to make sure that the charitable license is not a lifetime grant of immunity. ” Amen!

Communication

The Agitator

AUGUST 22, 2016

Scott Richards, a volunteer fundraiser, has been charged by Dubai authorities for “fundraising without permission” He faces up to a year in prison under a new law regulating charities amid regional concerns about donations reaching extremists. YOUR HELP URGENTLY NEEDED Tom and I are joining with the folks at SOFII ,

Children

The Agitator

OCTOBER 20, 2011

To grow revenue you do need to invest more … sometimes risky, but no way around that law of nature. Second, that money went into improving the product and expanding its reach (via High Def theater distribution), implementing an ambitious vision. Perhaps three fundraising insights here. The quality of the product matters.

Production

The Agitator

JUNE 5, 2016

This is the third week in a row I’ve found it necessary to single out the threats to donor privacy from overzealous and incompetent government officials who seemingly could care less about the law and the U.S. Constitution. Back to this in a moment.

Law

Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

Now more than ever, it is time to check ourselves, and even nonprofit boards. We should dust off those by-laws, pull out the board score card to self-evaluate our performance and bring in outside help to get our houses or in this case, our boards in order. . This is not the time to cower or take low.

Nonprofit governance and management

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

What laws might impact the firing process? Board members should approve the firing process after carefully assessing the following: What precautions should the board engage in prior to firing the ED (Hostile transition procedures)? What succession plan will be implemented to ensure smooth operations until a new leader is hired? .

Management

The Agitator

JUNE 17, 2018

Jeff Brooks recently posted his 5 th Law of Fundraising, which is “The more effective the fundraising campaign, the more complaints it will generate.”. If this dictum were the law of gravity, I would have floated away. Another counterexample to Jeff’s 5 th Law!).

Law

The Agitator

JUNE 7, 2018

Every year, the DMA helps beat back “do not mail” laws in states around the United States, arguing that measures to allow people to remove themselves are sufficient without laws. This seems like an area where it is in our best interest to police ourselves before policing happens to us.

Communication

The Agitator

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Under current law political donors to ‘independent’ political action committees can give unlimited amounts of campaign money, but they cannot take a charitable tax deduction. But now, in the next to last page of the 429-page House tax bill (H.R.

Taxation

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 27, 2018

Nonprofits must employ the right people to decrease costs associated with turnover , such as rehiring and retraining. With an applicant tracking system in place, nonprofit managers can dramatically reduce recruitment spending. Nonprofits need to have a plan in place to plug pesky profit leaks.

Taxation

The Agitator

MARCH 10, 2009

Among the non-media, non-commercial creators of online videos are the AFL-CIO, Anti-Defamation League, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Archive of American Law Enforcement and The Asia Foundation, as well as dozens — if not hundreds — of colleges and universities. "It’s

Universities

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University – Chicago, Illinois ($750,000) protects the rights and well-being of young people in the juvenile justice system and advocates for fairer laws and policies.

Foundations

The Agitator

APRIL 28, 2009

There’s some law of diminishing returns in the quest for more and more information on which to base a decision. Tags: Seth Godin You Deserve a Raise fundraising nonprofit management. " He’s right on the money. They’re the ones who deserve a raise!

Law

The Agitator

JULY 16, 2017

I urged readers to become familiar with Parkinson’s Laws. In an earlier post, Wasting Time by Exalting the Trivial , I illustrated some all-to-common examples of wasted time and exalted triviality. If you’re not familiar with C. Northcote.

Law

NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2019

Risk management is something that needs to be a priority for nonprofit and for-profit businesses alike?especially What do we mean by “risk management”? The Alliance for Nonprofit Management defines risk management as, “[…] a discipline for dealing with the possibility that some future event will cause harm.

Management

NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2019

Risk management is something that needs to be a priority for nonprofit and for-profit businesses alike?especially What do we mean by “risk management”? The Alliance for Nonprofit Management defines risk management as, “[…] a discipline for dealing with the possibility that some future event will cause harm.

Management

The Agitator

APRIL 13, 2017

The doctor refused to leave, airline officials called law enforcement, and security dragged him, bloodied, off the plane. According to published reports, the passenger was randomly selected to be bumped because the airline needed to transport four employees on the sold-out flight.

Law

Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Only as big as it needs to be, and as big as your by-laws stipulate. And probably one of the last. Afterall, you’ll have to live with the board’s decisions. As for the size of you board? Do you agree? Tell us what you would do in the comments? (c) Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com. Sign up for the weekly Fundraising Kick !

Governance

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

State and federal regulations for starting a nonprofit. Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Many states include regulations requiring new nonprofit organizations to not have the same name already claimed by another organization.

Nonprofit governance and management

The Agitator

MAY 20, 2009

There are also neighborhood groups and co-workers from Wake Forest University law and medical schools as well as various local businesses. Tags: Don't Miss these Posts charities foundations fundraising major donors nonprofit management nonprofits philanthropy. Best regards, Claudia Zorn (now Schaefer; just got married!).

Medical