Hi all, I'm working pro-bono with a lawyer, and it seems that we'll be able to file initial incorporation paperwork for the nonprofit I'm starting within a few weeks. We're going to be a small, all-volunteer organization that does advocacy, education, and support groups for needle phobia. We're going to […]
Monthly Archives: October 2021
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What are the consequences of this other than loss of NP status from the IRS? This org has an autorevocation from 2018 after forming in 2015. They filed their only 990 for 2019 to regain status. What are the risks of this? Can they be shut down for missing again? […]
I have a third round interview for a philanthropy coordinator role with a rather large nonprofit. I had an initial interview for a different position, then interviews 1 and 2 for this role. They were fairly standard; interviewees explain more about the role, ask me questions about my experience and […]
By Brian Greenwald, Nonprofit Superfan at Generate_Impact – a human-centered technology services company focused solely on celebrating and serving humanitarian, social impact, sustainability and for-profit-for-good organizations and causes. Ok, first of all, you may be asking, what is a Tech Discovery? A tech “discovery” is the initial, independent phase of […]
I, and a another person, both industry professionals, are part of a currently halted committee for a local nonprofit. This nonprofit recently received a $5000 grant to do site renovations. In order for them do this, they need experienced professionals to design the site first. We had a meeting yesterday, […]
Hi, My org is in a phase of seeking out more consistent local input and a few of our program people are really fighting for a CAB. However, our CFO is fighting this tooth and nail as they feel it would introduce accountability the organization wouldn’t be able to follow […]
I've been receiving vague intimidating comments (through a 3rd party, not directly) from a nonprofit founder and now somebody else asked him a question about his NPO's finances and he responded with a response that included "because my background check you would not want to deal with me" He deleted […]
Hello, I am in the process of establishing an educational non-profit in Denmark. I’ve been trying to open a bank account which has proved to be much much harder than I thought so I actually have two questions: Is it worth it to hire a lawyer to draft our AOA? […]
I recently founded a nonprofit, waiting on 501c3 approval, and am new to running a business. Some people run their nonprofits like sharks, utilizing resources and grants, wholesale purchasing, and more than I know to point out. Do you have any resources for teaching a person the ins and outs […]
Burner bc I'm paranoid. I've been in my current role for about a year and I feel existentially tired. Supervisors often knowingly and consciously take on too much work, and then treat the resultant overwhelm as something that's "fun and quirky." There is no sense of boundaries; people often work […]