Nonprofits often point to their mission, their values, and their vision as the reasons for their existence. Under the purpose-driven board leadership (PDBL) model, these three characteristics set an organization’s purpose. We’ve written several posts on mission, including this one – The Mission Statement: Some New Thoughts. In an earlier post in this
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 5/2/26
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 – 4/25/26
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 Governance and AI – Introduction
Many nonprofit board members recognize the impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having at their workplace and in their personal lives. But it seems that only a small percentage are taking proactive steps, or even reactive steps, in response to the implications AI may be having on the nonprofits they help govern.
The board’s role is…
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 4/18/26
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 – 4/11/26
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 – 4/4/26
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…
Contra Costa Nonprofit Partnership Fair: Supplement
I had the honor of delivering the opening plenary address at the Contra Costa Nonprofit Partnership Fair on March 28. Prior to the Fair, I published a post with information and resources on nonprofit legal compliance and boards and board members. In this post, I provide some additional information and resources for attendees and others.…
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 3/28/26
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…
Social Impact Law: Guest Lecture 2026
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of guest lecturing to Scott Curran‘s Social Impact Law class at Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Among the areas I covered or hoped to cover (I may have been overly ambitious in setting the scope):
Lawyers and how they may be involved with nonprofits
- Nonprofit and
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