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How Boards Can Confidently Assess Executive Pay

NonProfit Quarterly

Boards must contend with a variety of factors, from applicable state and federal laws to the nonprofit’s financial constraints to competitive pay practices to organizational values and the salaries of the rest of its staff. There’s also literally a law within the Internal Revenue Code that prohibits it.

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Nonprofit Legal Compliance in an Unfriendly Political Environment

NonProfit Quarterly

Its board actions might be reversed because they were not taken pursuant to the organizations bylaws or applicable corporate laws. Ensure activities are operated consistent with all applicable laws , including Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and any licensing, registration, zoning, and contractual requirements.

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Guarding Trust: Overlooked Factors That Protect Your Nonprofit’s Reputation

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Strengthen Internal Accountability Your teamstaff and volunteers alikeshould reflect the values and mission of your organization. Assign a team member to oversee social media activity, moderate comments, and ensure that your digital presence aligns with your values.

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Private Equity and Wheelchair Services: How to Address a National Crisis

NonProfit Quarterly

In Connecticut, despite a 2024 law mandating a 10-business-day deadline and eliminating prior authorization for wheelchair repairs, many users continue to experience significant delays. In Connecticut, even though enforcement remains lax, advocates succeeded in getting legislation enacted into law in 2024.

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In Authoritarian America, first, they came for Wikipedia and the Wayback Machine

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Doxxing and harassment are another strategy (See Heritage and Wikimedia) Public Citizen has been on the offensive, opposing OpenAI's efforts to abandon its nonprofit status without returning to the public the value of its tax exempt status to date (an estimated $30 Billion).

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Balancing Mission With Human-Centered Leadership

The Charity CFO

At MCEA, their mission to use law and science to protect Minnesota’s environment and the health of its people serves as a crucial touchstone. For example, when working on a recent bill to achieve 100% clean energy by 2040, MCEA’s role was to ensure the legal language matched the intent of the law.

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How Limited Equity Co-ops Can Sustain Affordable Homeownership

NonProfit Quarterly

Policies such as redlining , as highlighted in Richard Rothsteins The Color of Law , created entrenched housing inequities. This mechanism permits the seller to collect a modest increase in value while ensuring affordability to future buyers. By contrast, in market-rate co-ops, the sale price is uncapped.