Not all nonprofits are the same, and not all are created for the same purpose. While 501(c)(3) public charities are the most widely recognized, another important classification exists for organizations focused on advocacy, policy change, and civic engagement: the 501(c)(4). These “social welfare” organizations occupy a unique space in the nonprofit sector, blending public purposes …
Since January 20, 2025, President Trump has issued over 150 Executive Orders (EOs). This post seeks to provide an understanding of EOs generally, resources to monitor the EOs that are most relevant to nonprofits, and recommendations for what actions nonprofits should be taking in response. What Is an Executive Order? First, let’s level set: What …
It started as a one-person operation intent on “helping good people do good things.” Today, a seven-person team helps guide the increasingly important work of The Law Firm for Non-Profits (LFNP), which this year proudly celebrates its 25th year anniversary. Established as a solo practice by Arthur Rieman in Los Angeles in August 1996, LFNP …
Most charities incorporated or operating in California must register and file annual reports with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts. Paid fundraisers soliciting and/or receiving charitable assets in California also must register with and report to the Registry. Newly established charities (and those new to California) must register with the Registry of Charitable …
Nonprofits purport to serve advantaged communities. White-led nonprofits cannot earnestly do so until they reform the implicit bias in their hiring practices.
While the pandemic is hitting the entire nonprofit sector very hard, the Covid-19 impact on arts nonprofits has been particularly acute. In good part this is because the social distancing necessary to combat the virus is so antithetical to the very nature of our cultural gathering spaces. The impact is also being deeply felt by …
