At today’s Colorado Bar Association’s 25th Annual Institute on Advising Nonprofit Organizations, nonprofit attorney Karen Leaffer Schauble presented on “Nonprofits…
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Strategic Solutions
Different Solutions to “Food Desert” Dilemma in Low-Income Areas
A recent Nonprofit Quarterly article focused on solving the issue of food deserts—places without access to grocery stores offering fresh…
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IRS Provides Key Investment Piece: Guidance on Mission-Related Investments
In a long-awaited clarification for private foundations, the IRS recently issued Notice 2015-62 regarding the application of Section 4944’s prohibition on…
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Social Enterprise Ideas Require the Right Foundation
For nonprofits contemplating a social enterprise, a fundamental first hurdle will be selecting the form that the enterprise will take….
READ MORE Nonprofit Revenue Streams: It Doesn’t Have to be One or the Other
As social enterprise has continued to gain traction, many more nonprofits are considering whether they can (or should) move away…
READ MORE Fiscal Sponsorship Up Close: Understanding the Benefits and Pitfalls
Karen Leaffer Schauble presented on “Fiscal Sponsorship Up Close: Understanding the Benefits and Pitfalls” at the Colorado Nonprofit Association’s 2014…
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Not So Fast! When Choosing For-Profit vs. Nonprofit, Consider Options Carefully
The Harvard Business Review recently provided some interesting insight on bad reasons to start a for-profit social enterprise. The post…
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Guest Post: Social Enterprise in Colorado, and Foundations’ Potential Role (Part II)
By Kevin Lindsay Harvests, Inc. Last week’s post introduced SERIC-2013, a comprehensive report designed to study social enterprise activity taking…
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Guest Post: Social Enterprise—More Than Just a Buzzword (Part I)
By Kevin Lindsay Harvests, Inc. Recently, we published SERIC-2013, a comprehensive report on Social Enterprise Readiness in Colorado-2013. It was…
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Delaware Businesses Line Up to Sign On as Benefit Corporations
Here in Colorado, businesses will not have the option of forming as benefit corporations until April 1, 2014. However, Delaware’s…
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