Document Type
Article
Publication Title
UCLA Law Discourse
Volume
70
Publication Date
2023
Keywords
charities, nonprofit organizations
Abstract
This Essay addresses a gap in law and the Restatement of the Law Charitable Nonproít Organizations regarding the relationship between a charitable nonproít’s donors and its purpose. I argue that charitable nonproíts can align their purposes with the personal or professional identities of their donors, and it may be in the best interest of some charities to do so. Charities whose purposes are to address racial or economic inequality should seriously consider aligning their donor identity with their purpose as a way of improving their legitimacy in the communities they serve, and to reach previously untapped sources of funding.
Recommended Citation
Atinuke O. Adediran,
When Donor Meets Purpose, 70 UCLA L. Discourse 376
(2023)
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