Charity Therapy
από Jess Birken, MNM, JD
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176: A Little Bit Martyry | What a Nonprofit Executive Committee…
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What if you could hang out with experienced nonprofit professionals and ask them your burning questions about the day-to-day life of nonprofits? What if you could take their wisdom and bring it back to your organization, for free? That's what we do on Charity Therapy. Hosted by Jess Birken - owner and lawyer at Birken Law Office. Every episode is an in-depth look at how to run a nonprofit, from fundraising to IRS woes to people problems and more! Our goal is to empower nonprofits to achieve your mission by doing things right.
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- 176: A Little Bit Martyry | What a Nonprofit Executive Committee Should Actually Do · 23 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 176Your executive committee is doing all the work and making all the calls. The rest of the board just shows up and rubber stamps it. Sound familiar? This setup is more toxic than…
- 175: Oopsies, I Take It Back | Can You Revive a Dissolved Nonprofit? · 19 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 175A nonprofit went quiet. Everyone got busy, the work stopped, and somewhere along the way it got "dissolved." Now you're ready to bring it back. Is that even possible? Meghan and…
- 174: Click, Click, You're Done | Public Charity vs. Private Foundation · 21 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 174You got your 501(c)(3) letter, so you're all set... right? Not so fast. There's a second designation buried in that letter, and if it's not correct it could derail your grant…
- 173: Let It Go! | What Happens to the Money When a Nonprofit Closes? · 15 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 173When a nonprofit closes its doors, it opens up a bunch of questions. What happens to the mission? Are there other organizations or groups doing this work? And a big one – what do…
- 172: Nonprofit PTSD | Nonprofit Board Basics, Explained by a Teenager · 21 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 172What happens when you ask a 14 year-old to give advice to a bunch of board members who can't get along? Well, sometimes your local teenager might just give you the BEST take on…
- 171: You Don't Need Some Guy on a Yacht | Ditching the Fundraising Myths with Patrick Kirby · 25 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 171Fundraising doesn't have to be intimidating, jargon-filled, or a total drag. I'm joined by Patrick Kirby, the nonprofit and fundraising consultant behind Do Good Better…
- 170: Shots Fired! | Can a Nonprofit Fire Its Own Board? · 16 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 170What if you could just... skip the whole "having a board of directors" part of running a nonprofit? Turns out, you're not the only one who've thought about it! We all know every…
- 169: Different Flavors, Same Ice Cream | How Can a Nonprofit Organization Offer Retirement Benefits? with Christopher Tipper · 25 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 169Your nonprofit is doing well, but you're worried you'll lose good employees if you don't offer retirement benefits. You've heard of a 401(k), but is that the right move? I'm…
- 168: Oh, You Dreamers | Can a Flat Organizational Structure Work for a Nonprofit? with Dr. Pablo Otaola · 29 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 168A nonprofit was built to run like a co-op. Everyone's equal. There's no HR. Is that your dream, or a nightmare that feel suspiciously like high school? I'm joined by Dr. Pablo…
- 167: A Lawsuit Magnet | Do Nonprofits Really Need Directors and Officers Insurance? With Cody Wiswasser · 15 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 167You're sitting on a nonprofit board. You haven't done anything wrong. Could someone really sue you personally over it? The unfortunate answer is YES, and the costs can pile up…
- 166: This Could Have Been An Email | What Is Nonprofit Strategic Planning? with R. Perry Monastero · 23 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 166Your nonprofit hosted its first ever strategic planning retreat… and it was a complete disaster. So, what do you do now?? I'm joined by R. Perry Monastero, owner of RPM…
- 165: The Past Tense of Sync | How to Get a New IRS Determination Letter · 17 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 165So you've submitted your IRS application and you're anxiously awaiting the letter in the mail with their response. But what if it just… never comes?? Meghan and I tackle a…
- 164: Ermahgerd! | How to Evaluate Executive Director Performance with Debbie Rabishaw · 21 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 163So a nonprofit hires an Executive Director, skips all the onboarding, sets no goals, and now… wants to fire them. Yikes! I'm joined by Debbie Rabishaw, founder of HR consulting…
- 163: A Runway of Snacks | Can a Religious Nonprofit Apply for Status with the IRS 1023-EZ Short Form? · 15 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 163So you're a charity grounded in religious values. Does that make you a church in the eyes of the IRS? Meghan and I dig into a listener question that had me doing a genuine double…
- 162: No, Not the Tomatoes! | Are Nonprofit Startup Costs Tax-Deductible Donations for the Founder? · 16 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 162You scraped together your own money to start a brand-new nonprofit. You're out the money, but can you at least take a tax deduction? Meghan and I are back with a question from a…
- 161: A Rinky-Dink Outfit | Why Recording In-Kind Donations Matters For Your Nonprofit · 16 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 161Your nonprofit is doing real work, but do your financials show it? In this episode, Meghan and I tackle a listener question from a small nonprofit that's running into a big…
- 160: Indiana vs Minnesota Throwdown | Can Business Interruption Insurance Help Nonprofits Who Closed During ICE Raids? With Cody Wiswasser · 21 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 160Your nonprofit closed its doors because of ICE enforcement or federal funding cuts. Is there an insurance policy that could actually help? Maybe, but the answer is a lot more…
- 159: Reporter on the Street | Can You Use Retirement Funds to "Invest" In A Nonprofit? With Jeff Beck · 23 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 159Do you know someone eyeing their retirement accounts to fund their nonprofit dreams? We need to talk! In this episode, I'm joined by Jeff Beck, a wealth advisor at COE Financial…
- 158: Is Your Ringer On? | How Nonprofits Can Find and Hire a Good Lawyer · 24 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 158Finding a lawyer should not feel harder than solving the legal problem itself. And yet, here we are. In this episode, Meghan and I talk about something that comes up constantly…
- 157: Old Woman Shakes Fist at Sky | How Classy May Be Hurting Your Donor Relationships · 21 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 157Nonprofit newsflash - your donation platform might be quietly annoying your biggest donors 😬 In this episode, Meghan and I dig into some nonprofit LinkedIn drama sparked by a…
