NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. So, what does good governance look like? Fundamentally, the board does not operate in a vacuum.

Governance 52

Governance Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Culture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image credit: AntonioGuillem on istock.com Despite hundreds of state laws meant to protect health insurance consumers—patients, in other words—from denials of legitimate claims for coverage, health insurers are routinely flouting these laws and illegally denying coverage in even life-threatening situations.

Insurance 104

Insurance Law Health Healthcare 104

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She has spearheaded innovation in heart and stroke prevention with AHA active in more than 100 countries. She teams with and coordinates with other environmental nonprofits to use every law on the books to battle climate change and polluters. AHA has invested more than $5.9 These wins include requiring the U.S. Cook, Ph.D.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The hospital cost reports are not audited financial reports, but are filed by hospitals with the federal government. In 2020 — the year on which the analysis is based — 2,432 private, nonprofit, general hospitals filed Medicare hospital cost reports.

Health 59

Health Finance Governance Medical 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Parents stitch together childcare from pre-kindergarten programs, after-school activities, and summer camps because there is no single, affordable solution. The cooperative development is self-managed by residents, who focus on providing social programs to activate the community. was $1,230 per month.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

Doing so means transforming our governing institutions, laws, regulations, and customs in a more fundamental way than tinkering around the edges with policy and programs. When everyday people, institutions, and government act in service, out of love for the particular needs of particular people, the benefits flow outward.

Nonprofit governance and management 141

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 141

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last year's 2022 fellows reported a 52% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program. This program is an opportunity to immerse myself in comprehensive board governance training, allowing me to be more impactful while doing so in a nonprofit board setting.”

Nonprofit governance and management 244

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Race and Ethnicity 244

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

She serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for strategy development and deployment and directly oversees the Foundation’s grant making, strategic initiatives portfolio, and research and education activities. the largest nonprofit public-interest law firm in the Tampa Bay area. Petersburg College.

Nonprofit Leadership 276

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 276

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Although this concentration has had profound local economic and cultural implications, various government agencies have justified it by saying that it is necessary for security reasons or that it brings in national economic support in exchange for hosting the military facilities. percent of the country’s total land area.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 29, 2025

And its true that, in general, activities undertaken in the human minddetecting, measuring, analyzing, among many other thingsare not eligible for patenting as such. Our laws should treat AI like any other tool: defaulting to patent eligibility until and unless compelling evidence becomes available to dictate some other policy direction.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Medical Production Technology 121

Anedot

MARCH 24, 2025

Your Impact The Director of Policy and Advocacy plays a critical role in leading and advancing Habitat for Humanity Greater San Franciscos (HGSF) affordable homeownership agenda through policy development, government relations, and community engagement across San Francisco, Marin, and the Peninsula.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A New Court Tactic The youth were represented by Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit law firm. As NPQ reported in May 2023, “young people and environmental groups are increasingly turning to the courts as a means of indicting governments and corporations for their role in exacerbating the problem” of climate change.

Environmental 136

Environmental Governance Law Energy 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Yet it is precisely at this moment, when democracy is being challenged from all sides, and when the limitations of our nearly 250 years of governing are coming to a breaking point, that we must rise up and fulfill this mandate. Trust in government is at near-record lows because none have yet delivered for all. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But in other ways, it was old news for a country in which 92 percent of total employment is in the informal economy—a category that long predates gig work, and which is defined as any employment where workers lack access to government social and labor protections through their jobs. Some of this story is positive, but much of it is not.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Technology 145

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Implements new avenues of fundraising techniques, keeping abreast of industry trends, issues, and changes in the law pertaining to donations.” This is important because we are about to expand into government and foundation grants, which means someone needs to make sure we have everything set up from application to tracking to reporting.

Fundraising 183

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit governance and management Law 183

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

14 However, human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, landfills, toxic agricultural practices, and transportation have increased the natural rate of these gases in the atmosphere. Educational institutions and industry leaders must actively work to dismantle systemic racism. degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36

Race and Ethnicity 111

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 111

Candid

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A new law that went into effect in California on January 1, 2023, AB 488 is aimed at improving transparency and accountability in online charitable fundraising. While AB 488 is a California law, it could impact all charities in the United States that solicit donations in California, not just those headquartered in the state.

Law 116

Law Fundraising Fundraising Governance 116

Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. The nonprofit governance orthodoxy Nonprofit governance operates within a framework of three legal duties.

Nonprofit governance 59

Nonprofit governance Governance Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations 59

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Then, we’ve been trying to compare the information given by the federal government and the one been given by the Puerto Rico government, which was usually different in terms of the amount of money. The US government and FEMA recently changed the recovery process in Puerto Rico. The wording, the categories of the information.

Governance 140

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 140

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 132

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 2, 2014

As a nonprofit, the government says you are special. . Despite your tax exempt status you still have to pay sales tax and use tax for applicable activities. Despite your tax exempt status you still have to pay sales tax and use tax for applicable activities. Note that many of these laws are specific to our local jurisdiction.

Law 53

Law Retail Entrepreneurship Governance 53

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” Researchers at the ACLU tested Rekognition on headshots of Congress members, which returned 28 incorrect matches.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Law 124

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In recent years, new construction activity has been generally concentrated in a handful of hot neighborhoods adjacent to the highest-value markets, but investor purchasing activity has been most heavily concentrated in the lowest-cost neighborhoods. Demographic change was most dramatic in places where homeownership rates were low.

Construction 73

Construction Public and Social Policy Finance Poverty 73

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Among the leading voices for missing Black women and girls is the Black and Missing Foundation , founded by sisters-in-law Derrica and Natalie Wilson. Derrica is a former law enforcement official who saw the disparate treatment of missing Black women firsthand while working on missing person cases.

Law 145

Law Foundations Governance Activism 145

Fundraising Leadership

JUNE 28, 2024

These issues demand response and action in the workplace now and require deep understanding of the laws, processes and practices in order to be successful in achieving parity and equity in leadership across gender, race and identity. “ “ Prevailing in an anti-DEI climate requires intention and effort.

Leadership 124

Leadership Public and Social Policy Law Public Policy 124

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Image credit: s atori13 on istock.com Lawsuits as a tool in the fight against climate change—trying to hold polluters accountable for carbon emissions and governments liable for damaged and dangerous environments—are not new. Larger countries, including Germany, France, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, are also expected to speak at the hearing.

Law 116

Law Governance Activism Values 116

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 23, 2024

New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which penalizes the dissemination of names and residential addresses of judicial, law enforcement, child protection investigators and other covered individuals, is having a significant damping effect on marketing efforts – including nonprofit solicitations – aimed at Garden State residents.

Law 52

Law Non-Profits Associations Activism 52

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . Thankfully, they changed the name to Google. BackRubbing doesn’t work.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Law 140

Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

We should dust off those by-laws, pull out the board score card to self-evaluate our performance and bring in outside help to get our houses or in this case, our boards in order. . The Board of Directors is the governing body of a nonprofit. They assert that boards that are slow to alleviate conflict show poor governing efficiency.

Nonprofit governance and management 118

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Nonprofits 118

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The whole structure of the law is designed to evaluate which evidence is most compelling. In the law, confirmation bias is identified as a risk early in legal training, and cultural norms are explicitly set down, especially for the judiciary. Using governance structures for learning, not just reporting.

Philanthropy 122

Philanthropy Culture Law Governance 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

ESG for Regulation: Helping governments make and monitor policies, compliance, and laws. ESG for Assurance exists to help business leaders and investors make better financial decisions by providing data that enables them to account for environmental, social, and governance risks. ESG for Assurance. ESG for Regulation.

Social Enterprise 137

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Governance 137

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

What’s groundbreaking isn’t protesters’ fight against the hijab—it’s their unflinching, active struggle against national and global powers for their freedom. Countering these predominantly negative images and narratives requires an active effort to track how they are normalized in political decisions and media coverage.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. Community Reinvestment Strengths and Shortfalls NCRC was formed in 1990 to defend the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act , a law created to undo the structural racism embedded in redlining.

Finance 116

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 116

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Wage theft is not a legal term but rather a term used by advocates, attorneys, and policymakers when describing any action by employers that deprives a worker of receiving wages they are entitled to under the law. The law also strengthened workers’ options for recourse when employers fail to comply with these provisions.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 25, 2024

Key Legal Issues in Influencer Marketing (+Related Laws & Some Legal Tips) Social media is powerful. billion active users worldwide, these channels can be very influential. Understand the laws governing this digital marketing strategy. Hence, it’s crucial to be aware of the laws governing this marketing strategy.

Law 52

Law Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing 52

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

ICWA, a federal law, was enacted to protect the best interests of Native American children and to promote the stability and security of Native tribes and families. Historically, federal policy actively sought to destroy Native American cultures and force feed assimilation. ICWA, in short, remains the law of the land.

Children 98

Children Public and Social Policy Law Culture 98

BDO

AUGUST 11, 2014

Amid increased government scrutiny and recognizing the need for utmost accountability, nonprofit organizations must closely manage both their finances and their public profiles as they comply with a broad range of laws enacted to control and monitor their charitable activities.

Law 40

Law Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Finance 40