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At this FAN meeting, Amanda Fugazy walked attendees through the new risks facing nonprofits by misclassifying employees – in particular, consultants, volunteers, and interns. Both the IRS and the Department of Labor are undertaking efforts to identify cases of misclassification in order to recoup unpaid taxes. With back wages, benefits, lawyers and accountant fees, penalties and staff time, the costs can be very high to an organization.
John Hoover of The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies has a different perspective about perpetuity. He writes that spending down is a healthy issue for donors and Boards to consider, but there are significant points of clarification to think...
The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare has announced a partnership with The Mayday Fund and The Milbank Foundation to support doctoral nursing students focusing their studies on pain and palliative care for veterans.
Naomi Sobel of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice argues for increased support for smaller LGBTQ groups, especially ones serving communities of color.
Bessemer Trust's Caroline Woodruff talks about a recent gathering where her colleagues discussed how to balance data-driven and intuitive approaches — the “head” and the “heart” — when it comes to philanthropy.
by Davia Temin, CEO, Temin and Company Crisis is turning into the “new normal” for most organizations and corporations in this post-recession era. And foundations are as vulnerable and prone to crisis as public companies and...
By Laura Wolff, Senior Program Officer, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation The upcoming New York City campaign season is the first one in more than a decade—and only the second since 1973—where there is no incumbent candidate for...
At ACBP, our President has a top ten list that quotes Tom Peters. One item is, “Try easier, not harder.” As a foundation that invests in the next generation and is not afraid to take risks, we (with our partners) take innovative ideas and create...
Brooklyn Community Foundation announces grants to four expert restorative justice providers to launch full-time, in-school programs in four Brooklyn public schools.