Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

The deep reservoir of pro bono resources provides elasticity for an enterprising and agile counsel who can make the choices of which issues to handle solely inside, mainly with outside counsel, or blended. I was an expert witness in the case, and we’ve filed an amicus brief in the appeal. Authors Guild vs. HathiTrust. What’s next?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

In order to make change that is sustainable and scalable, additional funding sources need to be considered to help nonprofits achieve their core missions. However, the traditional reliance of nonprofits on governmental and charitable funding is increasingly unsustainable. Banks were not lending.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

In this blend, an L3C is a private organization that does earn profits, but only so that it can conduct business to help a certain cause. Other examples have included farmers’ markets, newspapers, law groups and art centers. Among the benefits, starting an L3C is a very simple filing process—almost identical to that of an LLC.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The Stanford Social Innovation Review cites three issues that stop nonprofit mergers from happening : getting the boards aligned, finding roles for senior staff and blending the brands. Mergers don’t just happen with a handshake, but instead take filing of legal documents and updating the Secretary of State on the new arrangement.

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