In his August 26, 2026 essay – The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical, Bill Gates raises a lot of important ideas. He also suggests a tax on AI tokens and robots. Even before AI, he suggested (2017) taxing robots (see Mann (June 2019) and WEF (2017)). The
Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector trends, and emerging issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem, including those related to equity, climate change, and resilience. The series also seeks to share tools, perspectives, and sources
Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector trends, and emerging issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem, including those related to equity, climate change, and resilience. The series also seeks to share tools, perspectives, and sources
For the last several years, we’ve closely watched and reported in real time on developments in the California Legislature affecting the charitable community.
The California Association of Nonprofits has been the leading voice for our sector and liaison with lawmakers. CalNonprofits was “instrumental” in the creation of the first “select Committees” in each chamber of
I had the opportunity to attend 3 separate online events this past week hosted respectively by CalNonprofits; the California Lawyers Association Nonprofit Organizations Committee; and Independent Sector, NTEN, Bridgespan Group. Each event was packed with valuable information, some of which I share (together with my own commentary and additional resources) with readers below.
Federal Threats,
Nonprofit Resources of the Week from the #11 nonprofit blog to follow in 2026 according to Feedspot (7/14/26) curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector trends, and emerging issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem, including those related to equity, climate
Fiduciary Duties
Nonprofit board members don’t need to be technologists to meet their fiduciary duties around AI—but they do need to meet their fiduciary duties:
Duty of Care
Board members must act with reasonable care, including by understanding how AI is being used, what risks it creates, and how to manage related issues of compliance and
Nonprofit Resources of the Week, the #11 nonprofit blog to follow in 2026 according to Feedspot (7/14/26), curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector trends, and emerging issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem, including those related to equity, climate
Nonprofit Resources of the Week, the #11 nonprofit blog to follow in 2026 according to Feedspot (7/14/26), curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector trends, and emerging issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem, including those related to equity, climate
Nonprofit Resources of the Week, the #11 nonprofit blog to follow in 2026 according to Feedspot (7/14/26), curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector trends, and emerging issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic ecosystem, including those related to equity, climate