Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits

Events

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Lunch Talk Series - Nonprofit Practice at Law Firms

Lunch Talk Series - Nonprofit Practice at Law Firms with Helen Cheng, Dwayne Horii and David Shevlin

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Event

Wednesdays, September 25, October 2, October 9

Effective Nonprofit Board Leadership

This three-session lunchtime workshop will cover the fundamental duties of board members and what you should know before accepting a board position, and we will consider together situations that you might face as board members.

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Events

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

2024 State of the Arts Summit

Executive Director Rose Chan Loui will be moderating a panel discussion at the Arts for LA State of the Arts Summit to be held on Wednesday,October 16, at The Ebell of Los Angeles.

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Conference

February 27th & 28th 2025

Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations

The UCLA School of Law Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits and Loyola Law School are pleased to announce that they will host the 28th Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations on February 27 and February 28, 2025...

News + Media

August 20, 2024

Open AI's structure raises questions about protecting its charitable mission

In the latest development in the OpenAI saga, Elon Musk has, for the second time sued the group of entities known as OpenAI this time in the federal court in Northern California.

News + Media

June 11, 2024

Rose Chan Loui quoted in Forbes article regarding the Fearless Fund litigation

The United States Court of Appeals for the 11^th Circuit last week delivered a blow to philanthropic efforts to advance racial equity.

News + Media

May 13, 2024

NBC4: Here’s What Nonprofit Expert Says About Harry and Meghan’s Charity

NBC Universal’s Karma Dickerson interviewed Executive Director Rose Chan Loui about Archewell Foundation.

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News + Media

April 29, 2024

Mayor Bass visits UCLA Law to discuss philanthropic responses to homelessness

People from across the UCLA School of Law community welcomed Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass to the law school on April 12 for a high-level forum on the key role that philanthropic enterprises can play in solving the homelessness crisis.

News + Media

April 20, 2024

LMPN Announcement: Executive Director Chan Loui Receives Governors’ Award from Stanford

LMPN Executive Director Chan Loui, a Stanford University alumna, was awarded the Governors’ Award at a ceremony in April 2024.

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News + Media

March 5, 2024

NEO Law Blog: WCTEO 2024 Highlights

Gene Takagi of NEO Law Group sums up highlights from the 27^th Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations in the firm’s March 25, 2024, Nonprofit Law Blog.

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News + Media

March 4, 2024

CNBC Squawkbox: Elon Musk could face an uphill battle regarding his standing in the case: UCLA Law’s Rose Chan Loui

LMPN Rose Chan Loui joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, whether Musk has a legitimate argument in the case, OpenAI’s for-profit interests, and more.

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News + Media

February 29, 2024

Tradeoffs: How Pushing Hospitals to Give Away Free Healthcare Could Backfire

In this podcast by Tradeoffs, LMPN Faculty Director Jill Horwitz talks about the difference between for-profit and nonprofit hospitals.

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News + Media

February 15, 2024

UCLA Law: UCLA Law launches center to address ‘revolutionary change’ in philanthropy and nonprofits

The law school established the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits in 2021, which has now transformed into the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits.

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January 11, 2024

UCLA Law launches center to address ‘revolutionary change’ in philanthropy and nonprofits

Los Angeles, CA – UCLA proudly announces the launch of the Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits (LMPN).

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January 8, 2024

Tax Notes: Board Control of a Charity’s Subsidiaries: The Saga of OpenAI

LMPN Senior Scholar in Residence Ellen Aprill, Faculty Director Jill Horwitz, and Executive Director Chan Loui write about the nonprofit structure and governance of OpenAI.

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News + Media

December 20, 2023

The Conversation: What do universities owe their big donors? Less than you might think, explain 2 nonprofit law experts

Jill Horwitz and Ellen Aprill address the nonprofit law implications of donor complaints about university responses to debates and demonstrations triggered by Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel and the Israeli government’s military campaign in Gaza.

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News + Media

December 18, 2023

LAist: Nonprofit Led By OC Supervisor's Daughter Failed To Submit Required Audits For Millions In Spending, Records Show

LMPN Executive Director Rose Chan Loui comments on the compliance failures of an Orange County nonprofit that was given millions of dollars of County funding.

News + Media

October 11, 2023

UCLA Law: ‘Heroic’ journey: How Jill Horwitz brought the ‘Restatement of Charitable Nonprofits’ to life

Learn about UCLA Law professor Jill Horwitz’s work as the reporter for the Restatement of the Law

News + Media

June 5, 2023

Jill Horwitz receives ABA’s Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Award

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News + Media

March 14, 2023

LMPN Announcement: Rose Chan Loui Appointed to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles

Rose Chan Loui is the inaugural Director of the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits at UCLA School of Law.

News + Media

September 21, 2021

UCLA Law: UCLA Law Launches Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits

With the philanthropy world on the precipice of revolutionary change due to the pending baby boomer wealth transfer, UCLA School of Law today announced the formation of the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits.