The editors of a planned book titled The Third Sector in a Turbulent Era have issued a call for chapter contributions, with 400-word chapter proposals due by December 11, 2026. From the book description:
The Third Sector in a
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The editors of a planned book titled The Third Sector in a Turbulent Era have issued a call for chapter contributions, with 400-word chapter proposals due by December 11, 2026. From the book description:
The Third Sector in a…
The proposed regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury last month relating to discrimination and tax-exempt status for private schools have understandably attracted a lot of commentary, including in this space by fellow blogger Christopher Ryan. Here are several…
Pamela Foohey has published Forgive Us Our Debts: How Black Churches Use Bankruptcy to Survive with the University of Chicago Press. Here is the description:
A revelatory study of how Black churches turn the financial system back against predatory lenders.…
Samuel Johnson has published Fiscal Sponsorship in Truly Independent Film: Entity and Model Choice and Legal Risks in the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts. Here is the abstract:
This article examines fiscal sponsorship as a legal and financing…
The Tax Policy Center has posted a new report by C. Eugene Steuerle, Robert McClelland, and Nikhita Airi titled Congress’s New Two-Tier Charitable Deduction: More Complexity, Weaker Incentives. Here is the description:
The July 2025 reconciliation bill (also known…
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) has created the new U.S. Center for Nonprofit Law (USCNL), which grew out of ICNL’s U.S. program. From the USCNL’s website:
The U.S. Center for Nonprofit Law (USCNL) works to create a…
Following up on a previous post regarding litigation against Kars4Kids that led to an injunction prohibiting ads in California unless certain modifications were made to them, a California state appellate court subsequently stayed that injunction before it went into effect.…
Cindy Lott (Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University) will present Finding Common Ground: Nonprofit Regulation in a New Era on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. (Eastern time). The presentation at the Center for Nonprofit Strategy…
Last last month, the Department of the Treasury released its Priority Guidance Plan for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026. The plan begins by identifying key areas, including “guidance addressing tax exempt organizations.” Following through on that identification,…
Introduced last May, the Protect College Sports Act (S. 4668) gained momentum going into the fall, leading to a strong bipartisan Senate vote in favor (77 to 22, although with only 2 Republicans voting Nay). But with the House…