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Drivers Cooperative-Colorado: Building a Social Co-op for Rideshare Drivers

NonProfit Quarterly

Workers have no access to the innards of these proprietary apps and have little understanding, control, or voice in how algorithms are used to manage their work lives and earnings. Currently, big platform companies operate with opaque algorithms and exploitative payment practices, generating immense profits for shareholders.

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2023 Legislative Session: A Recap

MNA Association

We successfully testified against six attempts to tax nonprofits, including property taxation of all healthcare organizations, unique taxes on nonprofit agricultural land, and the most perplexing of all, a bill that would charge unrelated business income tax on certain litigation expenses. Sadly, we saw more of this in 2023.

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The Differences Between a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4) and Other Tax Exemptions

NonProfit Hub

Separated by just a few lines, which route you go to classify your nonprofit will have a big difference on what type of actions are legal and how you manage your finances. It can engage in some political activity as long as that activity is not the primary purpose, however, those expenses might be subject to taxation.

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Effective Tips to Help Make Your Payroll Processing Easier

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Benefits taxation. However, the termination notice has to be in writing and must be signed by the responsible member of the company such as the HR Director or Managing Director. Employees are responsible for paying these amounts to the government such as, Long-term-care benefits for the employees. Workers or work injury compensation.

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How Communities Around the World Are Connecting Social Isolation and Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For example, in Brisbane, the intern manager of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia attached friendly handwritten notes to prescriptions delivered to isolated people during the Covid pandemic. In another initiative, a pharmacy manager asked local primary schools to find pen pals for older people (with letters delivered via the pharmacy).

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The Taxman Cometh, Part 1: The Downside of the 2017 Tax Bill for Nonprofits

The Agitator

Specifically, the Joint Committee of Taxation estimates that 28 million fewer people will take a charitable deduction, falling from about 30% of taxpayers to about 5% of taxpayers. If the standard deduction is bigger than itemized, fewer people will itemize. This means fewer people will get any tax benefit from donating to charities.

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5 Actionable Ways to Prevent Profit Leaks

NonProfit Hub

It can be difficult for nonprofits to promote growth if their leaders are constantly bogged down by workforce management issues like compensation for paid workers versus volunteers or maintaining tax-exempt status with the IRS. A few methods can help managers evaluate current HR processes to see where profit leaks are occurring.