October 11, 2019
The wealth of women will reach $72 trillion next year. Because of the importance of women in philanthropy, nonprofits have to appeal to new ideas.
September 25, 2019
The Business Roundtable issued a statement ending exclusive focus on shareholders. Soon they can be changing the world for the better.
Creating a federated group can help your organization grow. Learn about five tips to help you start down that path for your nonprofit.
Now that the presidential campaign is over, I decided to take a look at the claims against both the Trump and Clinton Foundations. I wanted to see if all the chatter was politics as usual, or if the candidates were breaking IRS rules. Here’s what I found.
Many nonprofit groups are suffering from a new disease I term RMRD (Record & Memory Retention Disorder). If not caught and stopped in its tracks, RMRD can be fatal, resulting in total loss of an organization’s IRS tax-exempt status. What’s causing the rise of this disease and how can we stop it?
It’s been ten years since the Pension Protection Act of 2006 was passed requiring all nonprofit organizations, regardless of size, to annually file an IRS Form 990-series tax return or have their tax-exempt status automatically revoked by the IRS. I took a look back at what has happened since.
President Trump stated in his address at the National Prayer Breakfast in January 2017 that he intended to “get rid of and totally destroy the Johnson Amendment and allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution.” Here’s five (5) fast facts about the Johnson Amendment and what 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, including tax-exempt churches, may and may not do under current law.
Let me say upfront that this blog is self-serving. My career revolves around helping people start nonprofits. It’s also grounded in solid economic research. So, please, start a nonprofit.
The depiction of Greek life as a never-ending series of toga parties, excessive drinking and sex, was clearly over-the-top in National Lampoon’s 1978 comedy Animal House. Far more common than the headline-making incidents of beer pong gone awry is the reality that many local sororities and fraternities are running without a toga, or any cover at all.
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