Certain professions bring greater condemnation when their members commit wrongdoing. Crooked cops and politicians, for example, are singled out by judges and prosecutors for abusing the public’s trust; sentencing day typically brings far harsher lectures from the bench for these criminals than for the garden-variety types boosting stuff from private citizens. Gary R. Snyder, the […]
The blessing of Zagat restaurant guides is that anyone can contribute.
The curse of Zagat restaurant guides is that anyone can contribute.
And so the existence of GreatNonprofits, “a place to find, review, and talk about great — and perhaps also not so great — nonprofits,” described by its founder as “an online ‘Zagat,’ if you will, […]
Governments are still trying to figure out whether and how to tax online sales, but in the meantime a trade group representing e-sellers has gained nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service:
An organization of eBay and online sellers announced it has received notification from the IRS of its approval of the organization as a 501(c)(6) […]
In spite of our bluster and our arrogance, we have big hearts, we Americans. Disasters of all types, from 9/11 to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, from the Asian tsunami to a South American earthquake, trigger in us an immediate charitable response. We stage benefits, volunteer at shelters, and open our checkbooks to help those affected […]
Inspired by Sean Stannard-Stockton’s comment about mission and meaningful work, I started thinking about the company names he mentioned. The words “Google,” “Apple,” and “Starbucks” don’t usually conjure up images of balance sheets and income statements. Indeed, despite their corporate status, these companies and, importantly, their respective brands inspire a fanatical devotion that includes a […]
It would be run-of-the-mill dispute about board composition if not for one thing.
Race.
And race changes everything.
From an AP report earlier today:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Civil Rights Museum, built around the motel where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, is drawing criticism that its governing board is too white and too […]
Is management of a nonprofit so different from that of for-profit firms that it needs to be taught separately? Both higher education and nonprofit organizations themselves seem to think so, according to the NonProfit Times:
Formal education and advanced degrees in nonprofit and philanthropy studies, once a rather far-fetched idea, are here to stay. What might […]
Exploring the Business of Nonprofits
Accounting Solver
Behind The Buzz
Biz Chicks Rule
Biz Levity
Boss Hatch
Brandcurve
Business & Blogging
Buzz Networker
Common Sense PR
Contract Worker
Copyblogger
Daily Blender
Digital Money World
Doing Biz Abroad
E-shop Owner
Everyday Networker
Franchise Pick
Greener Assets
Health Care Insiders
Home Biz Notes
Interview Chatter
Just Make Money Online
Leadership Turn
LifeDev
My Organized Biz
One Vote Matters
Pimp Your Work
Project Management 411
Property Crossroads
Second Life Pros
Slacker Manager
Small Business Boomers
Startup Spark
Successful Blog
Talk Stock Trading
Taxgirl
The 501(c) Files
The Golden Pencil
Viva el Negocio
Work Boxers
Yielding Wealth
Recent Comments