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Today's question: What is fiscal sponsorship and could it work for my social sector organization? (05/03/12)

New on LawForChange:

IRS Study Indicates Good Nonprofit Governance Leads to Better Tax Compliance. Preliminary results from an IRS study of governance practices. (5/16/12)

The Top Ten Things You Need to Know About the New District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. The new law went into effect this year. (5/14/12)

Crowdfunding Exemption: Issuer Requirements. What requirements govern companies that sell equity to the public through crowdfunding transactions? (5/11/12)

IRS Promotes Use of Program-Related Investments. After 40 years, private foundations should be relieved to hear that the IRS is finally coming around. (5/09/12)

Funding Portal Requirements: A Short Guide. Brendan Boyle details how a broker or funding portal complies with section 4A(a) of the JOBS Act. (5/4/12)

Top Ten State and Local Policy Issues. The NCN reviews the significant policy challenges and opportunities that nonprofits faced in 2011. (5/2/12)

Changes in Store for Group Exemptions? Now is a good time for associations that hold group exemptions (or wish to) to look at the existing requirements. (4/30/12)

What Is Crowdfunding? If you want to issue stock in your company online, crowdfunding means what Congress and the SEC say it means. (4/27/12)

New Guidance from the IRS on Program-Related Investments. Proposed IRS regulations give private foundations new guidance on PRIs. (4/25/12)

More Blog Posts

New York State Unveils Rules to Limit Charity Executives' Pay - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration formally issued regulations Wednesday to limit how much nonprofit and commercial state contractors pay their top officials. (5/17/2012)

Appeals Court Revokes Political Campaign Donor Secrecy - In a challenge to one aspect of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that 501(c)(4)s doing "electioneering communications" must disclose donors. (5/17/12)

Managing Technology for Social Change - There is a great deal of untapped potential in consistently applying existing technologies to support, and in fact, direct social change. (5/16/12)

Investing For Global Impact: Be Early Be Patient - The right amount for the right company in the right market may have a truly disruptive and catalytic effect. (5/16/12)