It was two years ago that Philadelphia’s arts and higher-education communities were stunned at news of the abrupt closure of the University of the Arts (UArts). The University of the Arts is closing June 7, its president says (May 31,
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The For Purpose Law Group Blog, published by For Purpose Law Group, focuses on legal issues affecting nonprofit organizations and social enterprises. It covers topics such as nonprofit startup and tax-exempt status, governance and compliance, tax reporting, IRS audits, charitable solicitation regulations, philanthropic planning, nonprofit employment law, and accounting. The blog also addresses current challenges like nonprofit security grants, charity fraud awareness, restricted gifts management, and responses to governmental executive orders impacting the charitable sector. It provides guidance tailored to various nonprofit roles and organization types, aiming to support legal compliance and strategic decision-making within the nonprofit community.
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Adios, Cesar Chavez … and To Your Day, Too
“Just two weeks ago, cities around the country were finalizing plans for celebrations of Cesar Chavez Day” on March 31, 2026.
But in California and several other states this year – (just two days ago) – the sun rose and…
Report: New Charitable-Deduction Provisions in OBBBA Will Hurt More Than Help
There is an elegantly simple phrase – “the ‘Current Context’” – coined last year by the Center for Effective Philanthropy to convey that the Trump 2.0 Inauguration commenced an unsettling and chaotic new era for the charitable community in…
Guilty Pleas in Petco Park “Charity Fraud and Hot Dogs” Scandal
In just two weeks, Padres fans will flood San Diego’s iconic Gaslamp Quarter for Petco Park’s March 26th home opener against the Detroit Tigers. There will be festivities and special discounts all day long at the neighborhood’s wall-to-wall restaurants and…
The Plot Thickens: Alaska Takes GoFundMe and Others to Court
In the last twenty-four hours, there’s been an intriguing and important development in the explosive charitable-crowdfunding controversy that first made headlines six months ago in October 2025.
That story threw a spotlight on the world’s largest crowdfunding platform – GoFundMe…
Update on GoFundMe Controversy: State Charity Regulators Demand Answers and Action
“It’s a news story that should have been uncovered months ago, but perhaps everyone was too distracted and overwhelmed by the daily chaos from Washington, D.C.”
That was the opening sentence in Another Headache for America’s Charities (October 22,…
Charity Fraud Report 2025 Is Out With Important Findings
The year 2025 marks “the fifth year that BDO and the Fraud Advisory Panel (both UK-based) worked together in partnership to combat charity fraud, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Charity Fraud Awareness Week.” The purpose: “to raise the profile…
Mandatory Volunteerism: Take It Off the Back Burner
The almost daily barrage of bad-news bombshells from the nation’s capital invariably includes a familiar item or two.
Something we’ve seen before … in Trump 1.0.
Our reaction: We’ve dealt with it. Declared it dead. Buried it so deep in…
Insufficient Help From Funders For Beleaguered Nonprofits. Why?
During periods of relative calm as well as in crises, the prestigious Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) tracks and analyzes how the nation’s charitable nonprofits and their funders fare.
For the second time in five years, this sector is experiencing…
Center for Effective Philanthropy Reports “A Sector in Crisis”
In the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago, a comforting slogan went viral: “We’re all in this together.” A global health emergency had plunged the entire world into a shared cauldron of misery and devastation.
Within weeks,…