Originally published in Philanthropy Journal For nonprofits, an engaged board is crucial for effective governance, fundraising and mission alignment. Despite its’ importance, this year’s GHJ Nonprofit Survey and Whitepaper, which annually interviews nonprofit leaders from the LA area on important industry trends, revealed that just 20 percent of respondents said thei [...]

The Internal Revenue Service has issued interim guidance for determining the parking fringe benefit expenses paid or incurred after Dec. 31, 2017. The new rules will help organizations determine the amount of parking expenses that are now subject to unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) for not-for-profit organizations. The interim guidance helps organizations def [...]

Click here to listen to GHJ Entertainment Partner Ilan Haimoff and Entertainment Executive at Banc of California Adrian Ward discuss key trends and predictions for 2019. What is in store for Hollywood dealmakers?

Excerpt from the GHJ Food and Beverage Whitepaper, Food Innovation: The Push and the Pull of Consumer Demand.GHJ Marketing Manager Sarah Phelan recently sat down with Mari-Anne Kehler, GHJ Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, to discuss social media and blogging in the food and beverage industry. Sarah Phelan: Why should food and beverage companies have a social m [...]

Originally published on NonProfit PRO by Nhu Te In today’s changing climate, it’s important for nonprofits to consider equity, to not only improve the nonprofit on how they serve their community, but to promote that the nonprofit understands it, as well. But here’s a thought: It’s more than just diversity and inclusion. Oftentimes, equity is tied with diversity and in [...]

On Nov. 7, 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a Proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) that would change the way the entertainment industry accounts for production costs of an episodic television series to be more aligned with the accounting for production costs of films. Under current GAAP, production costs for episodic television serie [...]

Diwali is the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. Also spelled deepavali, which means festival of lights: deep means "light" and avali "a row" to become "a row of lights." Diwali traditionally is marked by five days of celebrations. This year, Nov. 7 is the first of the five-day festival of events and celebrations. The holiday begins with the “day of [...]

As someone who was born and raised in Israel and now involved with the motion picture and television industry, I have come across Lana Melman and her efforts to combat the cultural boycott campaign against Israel and the negative social media attacks on artists who are involved with projects or performances there. I had the pleasure of meeting with Lana, who is a [...]

Global climate change is arguably the most urgent issue facing our society today. While the debate has been heating up in recent years, weather conditions around the world have become increasingly volatile. In the past year, severe weather conditions have devastated land across the United States, displacing thousands of families and even causing casualties. As agricul [...]

Excerpt from the GHJ Nonprofit Whitepaper, Board Governance: The Path to Nonprofit Success GHJ Manager Amy Eybsen recently sat down with Lauren Petersen, Foundation and Donor Relations Manager at OneOC, a nonprofit in Orange County, California. AMY: I have heard feedback from clients regarding certain fundraising management software solutions that work well and so [...]