Charity Therapy
Jess Birken, MNM, JD
EN172 episodes
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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...
Episodes (172)
172: Nonprofit PTSD | Nonprofit Board Basics, Explained by a Teenager
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Sep 3, 202620:41pending
171: You Don't Need Some Guy on a Yacht | Ditching the Fundraising Myths with Pa...
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Aug 20, 202625:12pending
170: Shots Fired! | Can a Nonprofit Fire Its Own Board?
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Aug 6, 202615:37pending
169: Different Flavors, Same Ice Cream | How Can a Nonprofit Organization Offer...
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Jul 23, 202625:07pending
168: Oh, You Dreamers | Can a Flat Organizational Structure Work for a Nonprofit...
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Jul 9, 202629:29pending
167: A Lawsuit Magnet | Do Nonprofits Really Need Directors and Officers Insuran...
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Jun 25, 202614:53pending
166: This Could Have Been An Email | What Is Nonprofit Strategic Planning? with...
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Jun 11, 202622:31pending
165: The Past Tense of Sync | How to Get a New IRS Determination Letter
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May 28, 202616:40pending
164: Ermahgerd! | How to Evaluate Executive Director Performance with Debbie Rab...
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May 14, 202621:13pending
163: A Runway of Snacks | Can a Religious Nonprofit Apply for Status with the IR...
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Apr 30, 202615:26pending
162: No, Not the Tomatoes! | Are Nonprofit Startup Costs Tax-Deductible Donation...
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Apr 16, 202616:12pending
161: A Rinky-Dink Outfit | Why Recording In-Kind Donations Matters For Your Nonp...
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Apr 1, 202616:21pending
160: Indiana vs Minnesota Throwdown | Can Business Interruption Insurance Help N...
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Mar 19, 202621:09pending
159: Reporter on the Street | Can You Use Retirement Funds to "Invest" In A Nonp...
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Mar 5, 202623:18pending
158: Is Your Ringer On? | How Nonprofits Can Find and Hire a Good Lawyer
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Feb 19, 202623:54completed
157: Old Woman Shakes Fist at Sky | How Classy May Be Hurting Your Donor Relatio...
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Feb 5, 202620:31completed
156: Captain Depressio Reporting for Duty | Can Nonprofits Give Tax-Free Money t...
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Jan 22, 202616:12completed
155: Baby Don't Hurt Me | What To Do When a Donor Gift Harms More Than Helps
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Jan 8, 202616:59pending
154: It's Gravy, Baby! | What is a Nonprofit Audit? with Hannah Hugen
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Dec 24, 202518:05pending
153: It's a Triple Whammy | How to Fix the Culture of Overwork at Your Nonprofit...
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Dec 11, 202524:20pending
152: That's Called Tax Fraud! | When an Entrepreneur has a "Really Good" Nonprof...
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Nov 27, 202520:15pending
151: Give Mark Your Crap! | When a PEO is a Good Fit for Your HR Needs with Mark...
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Nov 13, 202525:27pending
150: All Press is Good Press? | GoFundMe Creates 1.4M Nonprofit Donation Pages W...
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Oct 30, 202527:46pending
149: Um, Actually... | How Many Times Should a Nonprofit Board of Directors Meet...
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Oct 16, 202518:23pending
148: Type A Personalities Unite! | When Nonprofits Should (Or Shouldn't!) Use PE...
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Oct 2, 202520:06pending
147: Keep Doing You, Boo | Are Nonprofit DEI Initiatives Illegal? With Guest Meg...
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Sep 18, 202522:36pending
146: Groaning & Moaning | Why Record Retention & Data Management Systems Matter...
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Sep 4, 202518:45pending
145: Astronauts vs. Scuba Divers | Can You Convert a Failing Business Into a Non...
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Aug 21, 202517:48pending
144: Pretending It's 1995 | Breaking Down the IRS Changes for 501(c)(3) Status f...
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Aug 7, 202515:52pending
143: Anonymized Juicy Gossip | What Happens If You Don't Do the Nonprofit Filing...
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Jul 24, 202522:48pending
142: Someone Get Me a Flux Capacitor! | What Happens When Your Nonprofit IRS Sta...
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Jul 10, 202518:52pending
141: Justice for the 8 Cents! | How to Communicate Nonprofit "Overhead" Expenses
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Jun 26, 202521:01pending
140: Serenity Now | Can the President Seize a Nonprofit's Assets?
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Jun 12, 202517:48pending
139: Counting On Our Fingers | Understanding The Long Wait Times for IRS Tax Exe...
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May 29, 202515:54pending
138: Trump Vs. Harvard | Can the President Revoke a Nonprofit's Tax-Exempt Statu...
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May 15, 202522:45pending
137: This Is Not Mad Men | Advice for Executive Directors Managing Their Board w...
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May 1, 202527:42pending
136: Please Sir, Can I Have Some More? | How to Thrive in Nonprofit Fundraising...
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Apr 17, 202516:29pending
135: One Big Nugget | What Nonprofits Need to Know About DEI & Trump's Executive...
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Apr 3, 202516:20pending
134: Witchcraft Ceremonies & Monster Truck Shows | Dissolving a Nonprofit with a...
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Mar 20, 202515:17pending
133: We're All Pre-Fired | Hiring an Interim Executive Director with Roger Meyer
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Mar 6, 202523:00pending
132: Bigger and Better | Can the Trump Administration Target Nonprofits?
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Feb 20, 202516:45pending
131: Everything Turned Out Fine? | Major Funding Changes with the Trump Administ...
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Feb 6, 202519:38pending
130: Pleasantries & Pontificating | Great Nonprofit Board Meetings with Maria Hu...
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Jan 23, 202518:21pending
129: Varying Degrees of F'd Up | Giving Up Your IRS Nonprofit Status
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Jan 9, 202513:44pending
128: Don't Let Rich People Boss You Around | Do Grants Make the Nonprofit Worth...
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Dec 26, 202419:08pending
127: Waiting for the Cat | Nonprofit Audits & Financial Transparency with Peter...
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Dec 12, 202420:17pending
126: Unicorns and Rainbows and Care Bears | Giving Tuesday with Ephraim Gopin
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Nov 28, 202421:04pending
125: True Crime Mukbangs | Understanding Scammy Nonprofits
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Nov 14, 202418:14pending
124: Oxford Comma Drama | The Role of a Nonprofit Board of Directors
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Oct 31, 202415:41pending
123: Take Off Those Donor Goggles | What to Do When Your IRS 1023 Application is...
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Oct 17, 202415:32pending