If a state gave grants to nonprofits but kept organization names, award amounts, and fund uses secret, it would be a scandal. But with corporations that receive state tax credits, this is business as usual. Some folks in Tennessee’s legislature, however, want this to change.
The US Supreme Court ruled that California’s pregnancy crisis centers don’t have to provide disclosures to their clients, either about their medical licensing status or the services they don’t provide—like abortion.
Companies woo legislators by making charitable donations, but they don’t always report it.
As cities report for the first time on the cost of the economic development incentives they provide to encourage corporate investment, the impact on city finances comes into clearer focus.
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld the dismissal of free speech violation claims by Citizens United. In doing so, it allowed New York to require the public disclosure of donors who give more than $5,000 to nonprofits in the state.
Secrecy is the enemy of progress when it comes to dismantling discrimination.
For the last year, NPQ has been warning nonprofits to prepare for the implementation of new FASB accounting standards for nonprofits in 2018. Guess what year it is? Maybe a review is in order.
In anticipation of the second part of this webinar series on the new FASB accounting guidelines, we’re reprising the first part today. Watch as FMA’s Hilda Polanco discusses the coming changes in financial reporting standards for nonprofit organizations. And join us on October 31st for Part 2!
Public officials from homeowners association board members to the President of the United States use social media to communicate with their constituents and each other. But when does it cross the line?
For some news sites, the dynamics of revenue have changed enormously over the past ten years as nonprofit journalism and philanthropic support have become more prevalent. There’s still the need to guard editorial content from revenue considerations, but it’s no longer as easy as building a firewall.
