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Nonprofit Legal Compliance in an Unfriendly Political Environment

NonProfit Quarterly

Its board actions might be reversed because they were not taken pursuant to the organizations bylaws or applicable corporate laws. Ensure activities are operated consistent with all applicable laws , including Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and any licensing, registration, zoning, and contractual requirements.

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How Understanding Endowment Law Is Key to Liberating Philanthropic Assets

NonProfit Quarterly

The reasons are multiple, but often, leaders claim that the law compels their behavior. In other words, foundation (also known as fund or endowment) law is manipulated to encourage wealth hoarding among actors who at least claim to prefer not to hoard wealth. Capital ā€œEā€ endowments are harder to spend from a legal perspective.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

Federal and state laws require a nonprofitā€™s board members to assume responsibility for the organizationā€™s well-beingā€“meaning it can be held responsible if something goes wrong financially or operationally. By contrast, a governing board is bound by law to oversee management of the organization.

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How Colorado Mobile Home Residents Organized for Policy Change

NonProfit Quarterly

Andrea Chiriboga-Flor: In Colorado, I just want to talk a little bit about the timeline of how we got to this point where we have one of the strongest opportunity to purchase laws in the country now. Weā€™ve seen corporate investors such as Havenpark LLC, RV Horizons, Impact Communities, Kingsley Managementā€”these huge companiesā€”come in.

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Empower Your Nonprofit With Effective Payroll & HCM Services

Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldnā€™t be among them. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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How Nonprofits Can Stay Compliant with Online Fundraising Laws in 2022

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In 2001, the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) released a set of recommendations called the Charleston Principles to supplement fundraising laws that had not kept pace with technology. The other option is to outsource registration to an experienced state charitable registration provider like Labyrinth or a law firm.

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Erin McKenney, Esq., joins Nonprofit Leadership Center Board of Directors

NonProfit Leadership Center

As a participant in several NLC training courses and a graduate of the Certificate in Nonprofit Management program, I know first-hand how valuable its services are to the industry. At the end of 2019, I decided to take a leap of faith and transition my career away from the practice of law and into the nonprofit sector.