Author Archives: Seth Perlman

Charity Navigator Dismisses Use of Joint Cost Allocations

Seth Perlman

In a little noticed move, Charity Navigator revised its financial performance efficiency metrics, which are used to determine one of the three star ratings in its system, by deciding to ignore organizations’ allocation of joint costs when accounting for program, … Continue reading →

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New York Attorney General Issues Guidance on Cause Marketing Practices

Seth Perlman

The New York Attorney General has issued “Five Best Practices for Transparent Cause Marketing,” and strongly urges charities and companies that engage in cause marketing to adopt these recommendations, which have been endorsed by the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeals Ruling on Campaign Donor Disclosures by 501(c)(4)s

Seth Perlman

On September 17th, 2012 the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia handed down what will undoubtedly be viewed by many as a controversial ruling. With campaign finance on the minds of most voters in this extraordinarily contested … Continue reading →

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DOL Worker Classification Enforcement Initiative is possible landmine for Nonprofits

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Seth Perlman

The Department of Labor (DOL) Solicitor, M. Patricia Smith, told an audience at the national meeting of the American Bar Association earlier this month that they will step up their focus on worker misclassification in an effort to probe into unfair labor … Continue reading →

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Why We Became a “B”

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Seth Perlman

In May of 2011, after achieving the requisite number of points on our B Lab assessment, Perlman & Perlman joined the community of B Corps, now numbering over 500 businesses throughout the United States and abroad.  As stated in our … Continue reading →

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