Topical Tuesday: March 8, 2016
All right, folks, it’s March, the month legendary for entering like
and leaving like
,
having somehow mysteriously transformed.* We have five links for you to read which will brighten your Tuesday:
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What is the one question that stumps most non-profits? Envision Consulting can tell you:
http://www.envisionnonprofit.com/our-blog/180-nonprofit-strategic-plan
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The Atlantic
has a great deep dive from Amy Schiller on the new trend of “marketized philanthropy,” and she raises some troubling questions about it:
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/05/is-for-profit-the-future-of-non-profit/371336/
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For individuals prepping their taxes, make sure to list any bartering income from work you’ve done. Yes, bartering income counts as income:
https://www.sfwa.org/2016/03/ask-tax-czarina-bartering/
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is an organization that helps make sure comics creators have a safety net as they get older. Cartoonist Roy Heath tells his story (in comic form!) about being ripped off by Roy Lichtenstein and how The Hero Initiative helped him:
Bonus link:
The
Chronicle of Philanthropy’s
March cover story, “Killing Sacred Cows,” is a fascinating, thought-provoking look at how some daring organizations are choosing
not
to apply for certain grants or hold fundraising galas; top honors for the gutsiest org goes to Communities in Schools, which turned down a $500,000 grant because there were too many restrictions attached. The article is behind a paywall, but it’s worth subscribing to
The Chronicle
just to read the article. It could permanently change the way you fundraise:
https://philanthropy.com/article/Killing-Sacred-Cows-Charities/235472
That’s all for this Tuesday. Got legal questions about nonprofits, incorporating, fundraising, compliance, or anything else? Bergman and Allderdice offers free consults. Hit us up at
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*ED—Congratulations. Everyone now knows you know Latin. Show-off.
(Me: It’s worse than that. I had to look those up on Wikipedia.)