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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

sgEngage

Even though laws and structures are often driven from the top down, it is a combination of top-down leadership and grassroots movements that create sustainable change. These biases are built into the very fabric of the laws and institutions in which we work and live.

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New Tax Law: Understanding the Impacts on Charities and Giving

ASU Lodestar Center

The tax law and jobs act (TCJA) presents many changes for nonprofits to consider in 2018. The Tax Policy Center projects that individual charitable giving will decrease by between 4 and 6.5 The following changes to the law are some of the most critical when considering the effect they may have on charitable giving to nonprofits.

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Making the world more accessible with web design

Candid

It pertains to anything from your local grocery store to the Internet. Thus, full accessibility can: Foster a more inclusive culture for your organization. It’s the idea that anyone in the world, regardless of location, language, disability, or platform, can participate or engage with something. Minimize loss of website visitors.

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Understanding Nonprofit HR: What Sets It Apart?

Get Fully Funded

In addition, nonprofits must comply with the same federal, state, and local laws as businesses regarding the treatment of employees. Regulatory compliance: Just like all organizations that have employees, your nonprofit’s HR department is responsible for compliance with labor laws.

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The 6 Basic Nonprofit Board Responsibilities 

Neon CRM

But the board is responsible for ensuring that the nonprofit has all the necessary legal, ethical, financial, and overall good governance policies in place to succeed long-term. Duty of Obedience: It is the board’s job to ensure their organization follows all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

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Amnesty International at 50

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This set of principles was incorporated in AI’s mandate: the set of rules establishing the organization's goals and action parameters, or what it and its local groups can and cannot do. Is it okay to allow AI members to not belong to a local group? What about people imprisoned solely due to their sexual orientation?

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Joint Statement from Museum Bloggers and Colleagues on Ferguson and Related Events

Museum 2.0

When basketball players are offering more cogent commentary on racial issues than cultural institutions, you know we have a cultural relevance problem. Museums are a part of this educational and cultural network. University law schools are hosting seminars on Ferguson. Can we be as brave and direct as these young women?

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