2/19/2021· Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Dissolution: What Do You Need To Know
By: Jess Birken, Esq
Dissolution can be a happy occasion (yay, we accomplished our mission!) or it can be very sad and emotional. But no matter what brings a nonprofit to that point, the decision to dissolve is a big one. And, to the surprise of some folks, that decision is just the very beginning of what can be a very long process
9/6/2023· Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Governance: How to Structure A New Nonprofit Organization
By: Jess Birken, Esq
When starting a new nonprofit, most founders are focused on their mission. Who are they going to be? What kind of work will they do? What impact are they going to make? But those aren’t the only things nonprofit founders need to decide. They also need to decide on the structure of the nonprofit and how it will function, too.
9/27/2022· Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Scams: Exempt Status And What 501(c)(3) Really Means
By: Jess Birken, Esq
Here’s the thing: I wish my clients understood that a nonprofit's public charity status is NOT everything. It might be necessary and important, sure. It helps communicate to donors that the nonprofit is a public charity....But it’s certainly not the end-all, be-all of a successful nonprofit.
11/26/2019· Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Startups Can Learn From The WeWork IPO Debacle
By: Jess Birken, Esq
I work with a lot of nonprofit founders, and all of them have a certain kind of pride in their work. And they should! Lots of people have ideas, but there's not that many people out there who are willing to put their time, effort, knowledge, and money into it. We need entrepreneurial founders in the nonprofit sector.
9/25/2019· Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Startups Paperwork: Trust me, the paperwork isn't just paperwork
By: Jess Birken, Esq
The reality is, starting and running a nonprofit is more than just the mission-driven work. Taking the time to understand the organizing documents, the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws, will help the organization going forward.
2/22/2019· Chemical Industry
Remember the good old days when our homes were built with only lumber, dry-wall, and roofing? Me neither. However, we talk about 'modern' construction materials like this is a new phenomenon. The truth is 'modern' construction materials started sneaking into homes over fifty years ago. It's not only construction materials that have changed: a century ago, we furnished our houses with wood, cloth, metal, and glass. Today, it's plastics, foams, and coatings.
12/14/2012· Pharmaceuticals
Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers: An Update
By: Dr. Esam Z. Dajani, PhD, FACG
During the last twenty-five years, a remarkable revolution in the pathophysiology and treatment of gastric (GU) and duodenal (DU) ulcers has occurred. Effective therapies were developed not only to heal ulcers but also to cure most patients.
1/3/2010· Medical Physics
By: Michael Gossman, MS, DABR, RSO, et al
As promulgated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, packaging regulations for radioactive material are confusing (e.g., “activity” vs “contained” activity vs “total” activity). As a consequence, medical physicists are forced to secondguess the intent of the regulations.
8/5/2021· Industrial Hygiene and Safety
Occupant Health Hinges On Indoor Air Quality
Mold, pollen, dust, smog, smoke, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and other viruses and bacteria released through materials like furniture upholstery and carpeting, gaseous chemicals, particulates, and occupants, can all impact and jeopardize human health. Investing in healthier indoor air now will lead to a better environment in your building as we emerge from this pandemic with occupants that are more productive and focused.
11/14/2022· Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Oil & Gas Company Gets Second Chance at ERP Implementation
Project Oversight Case Study: Oil & Gas: Upstream petroleum oil exploration and production company in the Middle East. Company operates several blocks, including one on the Arabian Sea, where crude oil, produced from this
