California Assembly Bill 1318 was signed into law by the Governor on October 7, 2025 and immediately made effective. AB 1318 was designed to protect state funding of charitable nonprofits from potentially unfair and unlawful revocation of such nonprofits’ federal tax-exempt status by a federal government hostile to their missions and activities. It accomplishes this
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 10/4/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Presidential Memorandum on Countering Domestic Terrorism: Legal and Enforcement Implications (Ann K. Batlle, Megan E. Bell, Sarah E. Bouchard, Katelyn M. Hilferty, Tomer J. Inbar, Sandra Moser,…
Nonprofit Radio: The State Of The Sector (Beginning With AI)
I recently joined fellow Nonprofit Radio contributor Amy Sample Ward (CEO, NTEN) in conversation with host Tony Martignetti about artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, governance, and the general state of the nonprofit sector. Listen to the latest podcast here or on your favorite podcast apps.
This year, any conversation about the nonprofit sector finds its way…
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 9/6/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Charities Push Feds To Keep Combined Federal Campaign (Paul Clolery, Nonprofit Times) [Ed. See also the letter from the National Council of Nonprofits and the United Way…
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 8/23/25
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
The Values We Share: What People Want From Government (PolicyLink)
From Precarity to Promise: How Public Policy Can Reverse the Wealth Gap (Hope Wollensack, NPQ)
As Government Retreats, the Nonprofit Sector Needs to Organize (Matt Watkins, Substack)
Opinion: Adapt or Resist? How to Survive the Threat of Political…
Book: Rules of the Road for Nonprofit Leaders
It’s exciting to learn of a new book on nonprofit law written for nonprofit leaders. Rules of the Road for Nonprofit Leaders is both accessible to persons who are not lawyers and helpful to lawyers who dabble in this practice area.
Author Elizabeth M. Schmidt is a professor of practice at the School of Public…
Nonprofit Radio – 750th Show!
Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio celebrated its 750th show and 15th Anniversary! I’ve been honored to be a regular for all 15 years, joining shortly after Tony got started.
It’s Nonprofit Radio’s 750th show and 15th Anniversary Jubilee. To celebrate, co-host Claire Meyerhoff shares her “Ode to Nonprofit Radio.” We have our associate producer, Kate Martignetti;…
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 7/26/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Takeaways From the Chronicle and AP’s Report on Cuts to Government Grants (Thalia Beaty, Chronicle of Philanthropy)
The government was once a steady partner for nonprofits. That’s…
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 7/12/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week.
Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources:
Justice Jackson Says ‘the State of Our Democracy’ Keeps Her Up at Night (Abbie VanSickle, NY Times)
Some Highlights of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – into law. We’ve seen and many have written about prior iterations of the bill as it worked its way through the House, then the Senate, and then back to the House. If you haven’t seen the warnings about…