Proposed Changes for New York Nonprofits

In June of 2011, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the formation of a Leadership Committee for Nonprofit Revitalization. The task force, composed of 29 leaders in the nonprofit sector from across the state, was charged with presenting a series of recommendations to reduce regulatory burden and costs on nonprofits while strengthening nonprofit […]

Fiduciary Responsibility Training

Teachers get professional development to maintain their professional certification.  Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals also take classes and engage in professional development.  As a CPA, I have to maintain my professional credentials through education.  (Continuing professional education (CPE) is required for CPAs to maintain their professional competence and provide quality professional services.)

Everyone Gets Rated

Your favorite restaurant has one. Movies have them. If you are active in social media you probably have two or three or twenty.  Nonprofits have them too. A rating.  Or should we say, another rating. A more in-depth rating.

And here’s a drop in the bucket for you, and you, and you…

As part of a ten-step program to encourage job growth, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino recently proposed a credit for nonprofits that hire unemployed Boston residents. Not-for-profits that hire the currently jobless would receive a $1,000 or $1,500 credit deducted from the money nonprofits are asked to pay in lieu of property taxes.