Throughout American history churches have played an interesting and sometimes controversial role in political debates. Under the Johnson Amendment, a modification to the Internal Revenue Code [...]
As the continuing controversy surrounding the Catholic Church has shown, sex abuse is not simply a legal risk for churches. In addition to raising profound moral and ethical questions, it also [...]
Nonprofits are sometimes offered stock or other securities instead of cash donations. In some cases donors designate a certain number of shares to be given to the nonprofit upon the donor’s [...]
Because they are conveniently located within communities, churches are often selected to serve as polling places during elections. There are plenty of interesting questions that can be asked [...]
On September 18 the Supreme Court denied an application for stay in the case of Crossroads v. CREW, allowing to stand a long and complex decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of [...]
In July the Treasury Department and IRS announced a significant change to the reporting requirements for nonprofits that meet the requirements to be treated as a social welfare organization under [...]
Nonprofits decide to change their names for lots of different reasons. Perhaps the old name no longer reflects the core mission or values of an evolving organization. Or perhaps the old name has [...]
Raffles are a popular and effective way to raise money for causes. Among other things, raffles can expand the potential pool of donors to an organization. Individuals may like the idea of giving [...]
Churches are sometimes tempted to lend their support to political candidates with whom they share common values or interests. But U.S. tax law restricts the kinds of political speech churches and [...]
Over the past few issues of the newsletter, we have provided excerpts from our upcoming book on managing the nonprofit organization. We are providing an advance look at the part of the book that [...]