A local business approaches your nonprofit with a simple plan – for every customer your nonprofit sends its way, it will donate either a percentage of its profits or give you a flat referral fee. It seems like a win-win situation. Your nonprofit gets funding to support its mission, and the business gets a new customer. The catch is that this approach might get your nonprofit in hot water with the IRS.  Read this article for guidance on how …

501(c)(3)s have rules and restrictions around political activity, lobbying and advocacy.  With that in mind, how can a nonprofit get involved in next month’s election or be more active in the future?  In this episode of the PBPA Podcast, Robyn Miller, Senior Corporate & Tax Counsel with PBPA, speaks with us about the difference between political activity, lobbying and civic engagement.  Join us as she answers our questions about how 501(c)(3)s can participate in “Get-Out-the-Vote” initiatives. Additional …

Zoning laws help determine locations for specific development and facilitate community growth. Join Lisa Morchower, Of Counsel with Berman Fink VanHorn, as she provides an overview of zoning considerations for nonprofit organizations. In this webcast, she will cover such topics as: How to determine what your property is zoned for; What is a special use permit and variance; and What to keep in mind if you go before a zoning board without an attorney Speaker: Lisa Morchower, …

Nonprofit boards have a lot of responsibility and a lot of work to do.  Board committees can help nonprofit boards work more efficiently and govern more effectively. In this article, Phil Thompson, partner at Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, outlines how  special committees can be a means by which directors can efficiently and effectively fulfill their duties to the nonprofit.

How does your organization handle drugs and alcohol in the workplace? Do you follow a consistent policy or will you just figure it out when it comes up?   Drugs or alcohol in the work place can create safety hazards and lead to poor job performance.  It can also reduce inhibitions to the point employees engage in office behavior that they’d normally avoid.  In this episode of the PBPA Podcast, Jennifer Sandberg will share why every nonprofit should …

Planned to A.T. founders Tiffany Pearson-Kilgore and Ashley Rutland were teaching their elementary and high school classes when they realized a need for financial literacy education, especially for their students who dreamed of becoming professional athletes in order to pursue a better way of life. Acting to close this gap in their students’ education, the cousin duo created an interactive curriculum to teach student-athletes how to manage their finances and have their dream futures “planned to a …