How could I have worked for three organizations that made strategic use of their IP and no one researching the sector even mentions it? It seemed highly unlikely that I had happened to work at the only three nonprofits who were innovative enough to recognize their IP and they all happen to be in a […]

At least that’s what my parents tell me. It’d be a surprise to no one that knows me that I can keep on something until I’ve satisfied my curiosity. Which, is materially different, I think, than needing to know everything. I’ll stop once I know enough to satisfy my inquisitive mind. But I get how […]

A nonprofit’s intellectual property assets require governance oversight and thoughtful management as part of the board’s fiduciary duty.

On February 28, 2017, PayPal, Inc. and PayPal Giving Fund were named as defendants in a class action lawsuit. The main headline the lawsuit generated is that donors who made gifts to charities and nonprofits through the PayPal Giving Fund (PPGF) had their gifts re-directed to other organizations without their consent. The complaint contains much […]