Trustee Compensation: What Is Appropriate?
Posted on January 23, 2004 by Alice Buhl
If a foundation chooses to compensate board members, how does it decide on an appropriate level of compensation?… Read More
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Grants by Private Foundations: Expenditure Responsibility
Posted on October 27, 2003
When a private foundation makes a grant to an organization that is not classified by the IRS as tax-exempt, it is required by law to ensure that the funds are spent for charitable purposes and not for private or political activities. Find FAQs, rules and sample policies to ensure your grants to “non-charities” are for charitable purposes. Review the complete… Read More
What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices (Executive Summary)
Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee
If I has understood how vibrant the field of philanthropy was and how intellectually stimulating the challenges were, I would've gotten engaged earlier… Read More
What California Donors Want: In Their Own Voices
Posted on October 21, 2003 by Deanne Stone, Jan McElwee
California, the country's most populous state and the world's fifth largest economy, has long been considered a bellwether state for national economic and social trends, and this leadership is nowhere more apparent than in the recent, dramatic growth of family philanthropy… Read More
The Practice Of Family Philanthropy In Community Foundations
Posted on June 13, 2002 by Helmer N. Ekstrom
This study presents a report on the state of family philanthropy in community foundations. The report describes why and how families are using community foundations, and the factors fueling the growth of family philanthropy within community foundations. … Read More
Your Guide To Youth Board Involvement and the Law
Posted on May 8, 2001 by Youth on Board
This guide developed by Youth on Board provides an analysis of the key legal issues organization’s should be aware of when involving young people under the age of 18 on your board of directors. … Read More
What Ought To Be In An Organization’s Bylaws
Posted on April 4, 1999 by Betsy Buchalter Adler
Bylaws are the internal governance rules of a group of people who have organized for a common goal. Bylaws are a necessity for a nonprofit corporation because the IRS requires a charity to submit its internal governance documents as part of the tax exemption application… Read More