Do Nonprofit Hospitals Pay Property Taxes?

Posted by on Aug 30, 2016

The saga over the tax-exempt status of New Jersey’s nonprofit hospitals continues—the situation has national implications: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/08/30/in-wake-of-morristown-decision-35-additional-nj-hospitals-sued-by-local-communities/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=797d29b2c0-Daily_Digest_23828_30_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-797d29b2c0-12442753

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Overtime Angst

Posted by on Aug 29, 2016

There’s no doubt that nonprofits today face serious financial difficulties and constraints, but do they have no choice but to demand long, unpaid hours of their employees? http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/08/the-plight-of-the-overworked-nonprofit-employee/497081/

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Don’t Do This at Home

Posted by on Aug 29, 2016

What happens when a community-based nonprofit runs into trouble with local regulators:  http://www.unionleader.com/politics/Problems-persist-for-car-charity-Good-News-Garage-08282016

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The Candidates and Charity

Posted by on Aug 26, 2016

What do we know about Donald Trump’s and Hillary Clinton’s approaches to charitable giving?  https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/what-we-know-about-the-charitable-giving-by-hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump/2016/08/25/1b261400-6a30-11e6-ba32-5a4bf5aad4fa_story.html

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Getting Off to a Strong Start

Posted by on Aug 25, 2016

Your first welcome email is the single most important email you’ll send to your nonprofit’s supporters: http://gettingattention.org/2016/08/nonprofit-email-welcome-series/?utm_source=Nancy+Schwartz+%26+Co.&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4cb4dd4be2-BLOG_POST_ALERT&utm_term=0_a940cd650c-4cb4dd4be2-70376481

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Nonprofits vs Cities

Posted by on Aug 24, 2016

The battle over property tax exemptions for nonprofits resonates from Boston to Juneau: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/wealthiest-private-colleges-are-slow-to-open-purses-to-hometowns Assembly to hear Southeast nonprofit’s appeal on denied tax exemptions...

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NY Regulates Nonprofit Advocacy

Posted by on Aug 23, 2016

New York State’s ethics watchdog agency accuses an advocacy nonprofit of laundering contributions—my Nonprofit Quarterly newswire today; at the same time, the New York Civil Liberties Union slams the Governor’s move to strengthen the agency, saying it will chill free speech by politically active nonprofits:...

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Get Found in the Digital Age

Posted by on Aug 22, 2016

For more effective fundraising and advocacy, grow and engage your nonprofit’s membership base:  https://www.thecampaignworkshop.com/guide-to-growing-and-engaging-your-membership-base?_hsenc=p2ANqtz–naV23gwDxEb_MvjWMaH1I_VKv0j6NFoiSV_E-pahso-CVJMGKL0Uo-SX8qVWrH5DYNgj5qRyvxnOck8QIPV2nULxOONr71u6_nEsi5e6h4qBsijE&_hsmi=33229749

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Nonprofit Advocacy Matters

Posted by on Aug 22, 2016

Social impact bonds and the impact of the NEXT recession from the National Council of Nonprofits latest newsletter: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=275

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Nonprofit Vote

Posted by on Aug 22, 2016

How and why Nonprofit Vote ties in the sector’s mission with the goals of nonpartisan voter engagement: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/08/22/a-nonprofit-response-to-democracys-challenge/?utm_source=Daily+Newswire&utm_campaign=2c5738c8fb-Daily_Digest_23768_22_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_94063a1d17-2c5738c8fb-12442753

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How to Hire a Grantwriter

Posted by on Aug 18, 2016

Good advice if your nonprofit plans on outsourcing:  https://www.causevox.com/blog/hire-grant-writer/?utm_campaign=Blog+Notification+Emails+-+2016&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=33098869&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_x8TV35A0Jbb6cDwO1DX10_XQJugT8mnTT97z1WXZzoZttfH18P8qhdprrA5Leoujk6rkNCoUXXWBtr_v367MVsvWkC3OOgD8cknBBRXyC9Vl5Ib8&_hsmi=33098017

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