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How Boards Can Confidently Assess Executive Pay

NonProfit Quarterly

Boards must contend with a variety of factors, from applicable state and federal laws to the nonprofit’s financial constraints to competitive pay practices to organizational values and the salaries of the rest of its staff. There’s also literally a law within the Internal Revenue Code that prohibits it.

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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

3 By law, these must remain anonymous when used. 4 In practice, thats proven difficulta systematic review of American healthcare data done in 2011 revealed high rates of re-identification, raising ethical concerns. AI is transforming neuroscience, and addressing these issues is essential for any hopes of an ethical path forward.

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9 Core Responsibilities of Nonprofit Board Members

Nonprofit Fixer

This can result in a range of problems – from finances to fundraising to long-term sustainability. The laws and rules of that state govern the makeup of the board and these rules normally make it into the bylaws when the nonprofit entity is formed. Nonprofit boards are technically the most powerful entity within a nonprofit.

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5 Creative Ways to Reduce Your Nonprofit’s Event Costs

Top Nonprofits

At this auction, all items are ethically sourced, and many prizes are experiences, such as a gift certificate to an upscale restaurant or free lessons at your community center rather than consumables. Lets walk through an example of sustainability at a specific event. In-kind donations.

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The Promise of Impact Science

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Similar financial incentives can be put in place in state and local government, as well as in the fields of ESG, philanthropy, impact investing, and municipal finance. Or how Lexis-Nexis or Westlaw makes it easy for lawyers to quickly find the closest matching case law. More academic focus on impact science methods.

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Fundraising Is the Most Transferable and Relevant Skill for Your Life and Your Resume

Nonprofit Fixer

Acting ethically – There are ethics in the fundraising trade. With that comes a responsibility to behave ethically. Everything (within ethical bounds) is negotiable in terms of fundraising. We need to be familiar with generally accepted accounting principles, lobbying rules, gambling laws, insurance, and risk management.

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Why Your Church Shouldn’t Take Pass-Through Gifts

The Charity CFO

Pass-through gifts can lead to other ethical issues. Churches that accept pass-through gifts can also find themselves enveloped in ethical dilemmas. These ethical considerations can be difficult to navigate and often create a divided church. Churches and other nonprofits are subject to strict state and federal tax laws.

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