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Gene Takagi is the managing attorney of NEO Law Group, contributing publisher of the Nonprofit Law Blog, and a regular contributor to Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio. At NEO, Gene has represented over 500 nonprofit organizations on corporate, tax, and charitable trust law matters. Gene is a popular writer on nonprofit legal topics and has been published by The New York Times, The Nonprofit..
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
Conferences of grantmaker organizations focus on many critically important topics. But I have noticed that nonprofit and exempt organizations law tends to be an underappreciated area of coverage, even when it might inform several areas of focus. And for those willing to make the investment in learning and managing ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
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: Here We Go Again (and Again and Again): Let’s Stop Looking for the One ‘New Approach’ to Philanthropy (Phil Buchanan, Center for ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1w ago
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 ..read more
Nonprofit Law Blog
1M ago
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: A New Chapter in BoardSource’s Evolution: A Shift Towards Community (Monika Kalra Varma, BoardSource) [Ed. Disclosure: I’m a board member of BoardSource ..read more