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Linda Rosenthal
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J.D., B.A. (political science) GWU. Law blogger, For Purpose Law Group, San Diego; focus: nonprofit/charity law.
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Insufficient Help From Funders for Beleaguered Nonprofits - Why?
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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...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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Center for Effective Philanthropy Reports "A Sector in Crisis" www.fplglaw.com/insights/cen...
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 o...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 2/7/26 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 2/7/26
Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…
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February 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Center for Effective Philanthropy Reports "A Sector in Crisis" www.fplglaw.com/insights/cen...
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 o...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 1/31/26 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 1/31/26
Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…
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January 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Group Exemptions Are Back Now After A Long Freeze www.fplglaw.com/insights/gro...
Group Exemptions Are Back Now After A Long Freeze
The long wait is over. Last week, the Internal Revenue Service published the much-anticipated and greatly needed new procedures for obtaining and maintaining group tax exemptions. See Revenue Procedur...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 1/24/26 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 1/24/26
Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…
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January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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There Are Already New Developments in the CA Budget Saga www.fplglaw.com/insights/the...
There Are Already New Developments in the CA Budget Saga
“ – And so it begins…. Today, California will launch back into the perennial debate over how to spread its wealth around — and there are abundant assets to allocate.” That was four years ago, on Janua...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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There Are Already New Developments in the CA Budget Saga www.fplglaw.com/insights/the...
There Are Already New Developments in the CA Budget Saga
“ – And so it begins…. Today, California will launch back into the perennial debate over how to spread its wealth around — and there are abundant assets to allocate.” That was four years ago, on Janua...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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There Are Already New Developments in the CA Budget Saga www.fplglaw.com/insights/the...
There Are Already New Developments in the CA Budget Saga
“ – And so it begins…. Today, California will launch back into the perennial debate over how to spread its wealth around — and there are abundant assets to allocate.” That was four years ago, on Janua...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 1/17/26 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 1/17/26
Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…
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January 17, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Sowing Backlash, One DEI Training at a Time ssir.org/books/excerp... - Lily Zheng, @ssir.org
Sowing Backlash, One DEI Training at a Time (SSIR)
An excerpt from Fixing Fairness on the fall and rise of workplace DEI
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January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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CA State Proposed Budget Moves Front and Center www.fplglaw.com/insights/ca-...
CA State Proposed Budget Moves Front and Center
“It’s budget season again” in California. That’s the type of announcement that conjures up visions of bored officials and lawmakers, of “snooze fests of reviewing minutiae interrupted by periodic flar...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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CA State Proposed Budget Moves Front and Center www.fplglaw.com/insights/ca-...
CA State Proposed Budget Moves Front and Center
“It’s budget season again” in California. That’s the type of announcement that conjures up visions of bored officials and lawmakers, of “snooze fests of reviewing minutiae interrupted by periodic flar...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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CA State Proposed Budget Moves Front and Center www.fplglaw.com/insights/ca-...
CA State Proposed Budget Moves Front and Center
“It’s budget season again” in California. That’s the type of announcement that conjures up visions of bored officials and lawmakers, of “snooze fests of reviewing minutiae interrupted by periodic flar...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 1/10/26 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 1/10/26
Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…
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January 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Some Early January Thoughts About the FPLG Blog in 2026 www.fplglaw.com/insights/som...
Some Early January Thoughts on the FPLG Blog for 2026
Twelve months ago, we explained: “As the clock strikes midnight this New Year’s Eve, with the final 2024 charitable contributions trickling in, there is one final task for the exhausted but grateful b...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Some Early January Thoughts on the FPLG Blog of 2026 www.fplglaw.com/insights/som...
Some Early January Thoughts on the FPLG Blog for 2026
Twelve months ago, we explained: “As the clock strikes midnight this New Year’s Eve, with the final 2024 charitable contributions trickling in, there is one final task for the exhausted but grateful b...
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January 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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December Fundraising Developments www.fplglaw.com/insights/dec...
December Fundraising Developments
Well before New Year’s Day last January 1st, there were growing concerns in the charitable community about a troubling downward trend in individual charitable giving year over year. While the total am...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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California Registry – Online Filing Service for New Charitable Organizations nonprofitlawblog.com/california-r... #nonprofits #startups
California Registry – Online Filing Service for New Charitable Organizations
Most startup charitable organizations and foreign organizations starting to operate or fundraise in California are required to register with the California Attorney General’s Registry of Char…
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January 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 1/3/26 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 1/3/26
Nonprofit Resources of the Week curates timely articles, tools, and commentary to help nonprofit organizations, their leaders, and their advisors stay informed about legal developments, sector tren…
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January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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December Fundraising Developments www.fplglaw.com/insights/dec...
December Fundraising Developments
Well before New Year’s Day last January 1st, there were growing concerns in the charitable community about a troubling downward trend in individual charitable giving year over year. While the total am...
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January 3, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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Nonprofit Security Grants: More News www.fplglaw.com/insights/non...
Nonprofit Security Grants: More News
The critical importance of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) is sadly validated with each tragic headline about violence at a nonprofit institution or event. We first covered this much-sough...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Nonprofit Resources of the Week - 12/27/25 nonprofitlawblog.com/nonprofit-re...
Nonprofit Resources of the Week – 12/27/25
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Notable Nonprofit Posts, Articles, & Other Resources: Commentary: To B…
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December 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Nonprofit Security Grants: More News www.fplglaw.com/insights/non...
Nonprofit Security Grants: More News
The critical importance of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) is sadly validated with each tragic headline about violence at a nonprofit institution or event. We first covered this much-sough...
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December 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM