On Nov. 12, GHJ held its annual Entertainment and Media Forum. As part of the event, I had the privilege of leading a panel discussion entitled “The Shake Up of New Media: A Seismic Shift in Content Consumption.” Panelists included: Lindsay Conner, a Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, where he is co-chair of the Entertainment & Media Practice and leader of [...]

Congress is set to pass a bill containing extensions of many significant tax provisions, and the President is widely expected to sign PATH into law. Over the last several years, Congress had waited until year end or the beginning of the following year to extend many major provisions that had expired. This had often led to confusion and poor p [...]

By: Karen Baker (Chief Service Officer, State of California and CaliforniaVolunteers) Volunteers are a great resource of additional people that can help a nonprofit fulfill its mission — they represent time, talent, and treasure. When I recently spoke at the GHJ 2015 Nonprofit Conference, I described five “secrets” I’ve identified over my career in the nonprofit ar [...]

Effective Jan. 1, 2016, a taxpayer that does not have an Applicable Financial Statement (“AFS”) can deduct the cost to acquire or produce a unit of property, up to $2,500 per invoice (or per item as substantiated by the invoice), rather than capitalizing the cost. The previous deduction limit was $500 per item. The IRS increased the limit due [...]

The Internal Revenue Service recently released a Revenue Procedure that could have significant benefits to businesses that operate retail establishments or restaurants. It can also benefit taxpayers who lease property to certain businesses. This benefit is in the form of a “safe harbor” method that allows qualified taxpayers to immediately de [...]

As more and more people look to limit their meat consumption for various reasons, there is always one pressing issue that people are faced with: how will I get my protein? While you can get protein from various non-meat sources such as nuts, seeds and beans (just to name a few), many people will also look to rely on alternative forms of protein such as protein powders [...]

Now that alternative platforms to YouTube are taking hold, the Multi-Channel Network (MCN) arena is changing swiftly. Influencers are now reaching millions through their videos and content on various video platforms. With increasing notoriety, many have their own product lines, bestselling books and movie and television cameos. Due to their large fan bases, many of th [...]

Many Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs) are looking to expand their horizons beyond the YouTube platform. In fact, the term “MCN” is beginning to seem limiting to some, since “MCN” implies that YouTube is its content’s sole platform. Younger viewers dominate the MCN world, and they appear to have much more loyalty to the content creators, many of whom have become Internet [...]

With long-term sustainability in mind, Northern California Grantmakers, San Diego Grantmakers and Southern California Grantmakers recently announced the launch of a new joint initiative – The Real Cost Project – to increase the impact of philanthropy across California. “Real cost” is all the necessary investments for a nonprofit organization to deliver on a mission [...]