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BP Oil Spill Settlements to Nonprofits: Mechanics and Lessons
Do nonprofits have a right to claim economic losses when disaster hits? In the wake of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil spill in 2010, nonprofits suffered losses just like any other businesses in the impacted parts of the Gulf Coast. The new BP oil spill settlement process for making claims of economic losses is important for the region’s nonprofits to access—and for the nation’s nonprofits to understand if and when the next man-made, BP-type calamity hits.
One Foundation Ad, Two Messages for Child Abuse
A clever advertisement sends two different messages to the viewer based on their height, aiming to reach youth impacted by child abuse.
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Few things are more loathed by the public than taxes, and our cultural models encourage us to view government as something to be resisted and our tax system as a ...
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Violent Video Games Face Renewed Scrutiny, Proposed Legislation
Does playing “Grand Theft Auto” or “Call of Duty” potentially turn gamers into real life shooters?
Nonprofit-Produced Film “Inocente” Wins Oscar
At the Academy Awards last night, the winner in the “Best Documentary Short” category was Inocente, which was produced by the nonprofit Shine Global.
501(c)(6) Organizations Can Expect Increasing Scrutiny
The 501(c)(6) organization Americans for Job Security faces a complaint lodged with the IRS about its electioneering activities. As elections approach, it likely won’t be the last such complaint.
The Anti-PILOT: Community Casts Vote of Confidence in Nonprofit
Throughout the U.S., many nonprofits are finding their tax-exempt status under siege by budget-beleaguered local governments, but Calexico, Calif. offers a glimpse of a different approach.
Antitrust Eye Returned to Nonprofit/For-Profit Hospital Merger
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Federal Trade Commission has the authority to conduct an antitrust review of a merger between a for-profit hospital and a nonprofit hospital.
Naming Rights Run Amuck: Stadium Named for Private Prisons Group
Florida Atlantic University is planning to rename its football stadium the GEO Group Stadium. The GEO group runs private prisons. Is this a good brand move?
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