Tag: Law

Podcast
Environment

Rick Duke - Reducing U.S. Emissions Affordably

Now that global warming is recognized as a real and serious problem, discussion is turning to practical challenges of reducing emissions in the long term. Host of the Center for Social Innovation, Rick Duke, discusses a new report by McKinsey & Company that considers how to address the problem affordably. In this audio lecture, Duke outlines some of the emerging technologies and public policy changes that will be needed to support such a process.

Nonprofits

Laws, Not Lawyers

By John H. Vogel Jr., Sarah Gohl Isabel, & James Sears Bryant

How states can protect nonprofit leaders and infuse more money into the sector.

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Civil Society

Policing the Police

By Catherine DiBenedetto 2

The traditional approach among human rights groups in Nigeria had been accusatory: publicize injustices or sue the government. But in January 1998, on the eve of democracy, an NGO called the CLEEN foundation set out to reform law enforcement from within.

Spring 2007

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Nonprofits

Learn to Love Lobbying

By Fraser Nelson, David W. Brady, & Alana Conner Snibbe 2

Most nonprofits don’t know how to lobby and, worse, think that it entails cutting shady deals with sleazy characters. Yet lobbying is nothing more than educating legislators – a right that our democracy guarantees. To make change, nonprofits must learn to lobby. And who knows? They may even learn to love it.

Podcast
Nonprofits & NGOs

Joe Kroll - The ABCs of Tax-Exempt Status

The most popular form of tax-exempt organization is the 501(c)3, which can accept tax-deductible contributions. In this audio lecture recorded at the Nonprofit Boot Camp, Joe Kroll discusses the benefits and responsibilities of 501(c)3 status. He covers situations that may jeopardize it, as well as filing requirements for employees and independent contractors.

Nonprofits

The Sham of Responsibility

By Mark Rosenman 9

To maintain the public trust and confidence, the nonprofit sector must be accountable for – and go beyond – what laws and regulations require.

Podcast
Nonprofits & NGOs

Cherie Evans - So You Want to Start a Nonprofit?

Along with clear tax benefits, starting a nonprofit means forms to file, rules to follow, and records to keep. How do you obtain public charity status?  What are the pros and cons?  Are there other options? In this audio lecture, corporate tax attorney Cherie Evans provides a step-by-step guide on the legal aspects of setting up and running a charitable organization to her 2007 Nonprofit Boot Camp audience.

Nonprofits

Missing in Action

By Mark Rosenman 25

Why are nonprofits silent on the repeal of the estate tax?