I’ve had the great fortune of being a regular for the last 14 years on one of the most popular podcasts serving nonprofits with over 13,000 weekly listeners, Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio. This week, Tony and the Nonprofit Radio crew celebrate the podcast’s 700th show! Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%. Board relations. Fundraising ..read more

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: What Does the End of the “Chevron Doctrine” Mean to Charitable Nonprofits? (Steven M. Wolf, Natioal Council of Nonprofits) The Trump Rally Shooting: Nonprofits, Foundations Respond (Drew Lindsay, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Opinion: Campus Protests, Donor Secrecy, and a Moment for Reform (Benjamin Soskis, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Urgent Action Item on Nonprofit Legislation Pending in CA (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpos ..read more

The Stanford Social Innovation Review’s 2024 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI), “What’s Next for the Social Sector? Strategies and Tactics for Today’s Agile Leaders,” will be held on September 17-18, 2024. This year’s NMI will be a hybrid conference allowing for in-person and virtual attendance. You can register here. The organizers have done a fantastic job of selecting sessions that cover a number of important and current issues affecting many nonprofits and the sector as a whole. They include: What’s Next for Nonprofits? Futurecasting Key Issues in 2024 Navigating DEI Backlash How to Re ..read more

The question of a nonprofit’s future needs and impact raises a couple of related concepts: intergenerational equity and longtermism. Of course, all planning involves thinking about the future – whether it be in designing programs, fundraising, marketing, budgeting, investing, advocating, collaborating, or engaging in myriad things that are necessary for managing and governing a nonprofit. But contemplation of a more distant future (perhaps one, two, ten, or more generations from now) is not an area that has received much focused attention until recently. Definitions Intergenerational equity is ..read more

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: In a World Filled With Misinformation, Donors Want Truth From Charities (Chronicle of Philanthropy) Inside Project 2025 (James Goodwin, Boston Review) Judge Denies Texas Attorney General’s Efforts to Use Consumer Protection Law to Shut Down a Migrant Shelter (Alejandro Serrano and Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune, and Vianna Davila, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune) In Determining Whether A Corporation Qualifies As ..read more

Nonprofits exist to advance their mission. That seems simple enough. As does the corresponding statement: the mission is the reason for a nonprofit’s existence. The public expression of the mission is typically a short, pithy phrase that is part of the leadership’s elevator pitch. Below are a few examples of mission statements from well-known organizations. Mission Statement Examples The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. – American Red Cross Goodwill works to enhance people’s ..read more

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy (Independent Sector and Edelman Data & Intelligence) Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine (Nature Conservancy) What a big new Supreme Court decision could mean for homeless Americans (Rachel M. Cohen, Vox) Giving USA: U.S. charitable giving totaled $557.16 billion in 2023 Tax Exempt Organization Search (TEOS) — TEOS improvements (IRS) Michael Flynn Has Turned His Trump-Wo ..read more

The State Bar of Texas is holding its 22nd Annual Course: Governance of Nonprofit Organizations on August 15-16 in Austin. There will also be a webinar replay of the Course on September 12-13. MCLE: 12.5 hours. The agenda includes the following sessions: Government-affiliated Nonprofits, The Universe of 501 Organizations, Overview of the Texas Attorney General’s Authority, Public charities vs. Private Foundations, Restricted Gifts 101, Cases in Point: Excessive Compensation Review, Understanding Endowments, and Program-Related Investements, Countdown to Compliance, Mental Capacity, Best Pract ..read more

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: State of Nonprofits 2024: What Funders Need to Know (Center for Effective Philanthropy) Nonprofits Are Taking a Stance on Gaza — and Paying the Price (Sara Herschander, Chronicle of Philanthropy) Suspending the Tax-Exempt Status of Terrorist and Terrorist Supporting Organizations: H.R. 6408 in Context (Congressional Research Service) CA Crowdfunding: New Online Registration Portal (Linda Rosenthal, For Purpose Law G ..read more

On Tuesday, June 18, Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) held its Annual Conference: Imagine and Act in Oakland, California. The NCG website included the following in its description of the Conference: We can only act on what we can imagine. As philanthropy is called to meet this moment, we need to expand our imagination. How can we envision philanthropy not as it is, but what it could be at its best? Within philanthropy, we need practices, tools, and ways of being that are in service to freedom and equity. As those mobilizing resources, we must stay steadfast in imagining and co ..read more