The IRS recently issued final regulations on program-related investments (or PRIs), which bring guidance on these type of investments into…
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Social Enterprise
Nonprofits and Social Enterprise: Finding the Right Fit for Your Organization
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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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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Uncharted For-Profit/Nonprofit Media Structure Making News
Recently, the Philadelphia media publications The Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com were donated to a new nonprofit media institute. While…
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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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Advocacy and a Good Story Lead to Social Enterprise Success with the IRS
Visitors to downtown Boulder have likely seen Ramble on Pearl, a retail boutique which offers customers access to premium quality…
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Mission, Program Investing Targeted as Tool in Climate Change Arena
Last week, the White House hosted a Clean Energy Investment Summit where Vice President Joe Biden highlighted more than $4…
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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….
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New Domain Names Available for Nonprofits
Certain nonprofits now can purchase two new web domains: .ngo and .ong. Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit that manages the…
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…
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