California has approved final regulations (Final Regulations) to implement Assembly Bill 488 (AB 488), which was signed into law in October 2021. The law amended The Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable...more
5/2/2024
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Tennessee and Utah have revised the scope of their charitable fundraising laws. These changes will affect how and what nonprofit organizations registered to solicit in those states must disclose to state charity regulators....more
3/14/2024
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Newly proposed regulations that would help define the parameters that charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities must observe in California were published by the California Department of Justice ("Department") on...more
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), in conjunction with the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO), hosted its annual conference to discuss the state of charities and a variety of issues...more
Customer donation programs work. Although consumer fatigue with answering round-up and add-a-dollar prompts is on the rise, these point-of-sale fundraising campaigns have become effective tools for nonprofits to fundraise and...more
10/11/2023
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Common Law Torts ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
CVS ,
Dismissals ,
Duty to Disclose ,
Fraud ,
Fundraisers ,
Material Misstatements ,
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Point of Sale Terminals ,
Retailers ,
Sponsorship Agreements
On November 21, 2022, the California Department of Justice (the "Department") published a notice delaying implementation of highly anticipated fundraising regulations applicable to nonprofits and businesses. The notice of...more
California is leading the way in regulating certain online fundraising activities that have not historically (or explicitly) been addressed in states' charitable solicitation laws. As we wrote last fall, Governor Newsom...more
6/17/2022
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Donations ,
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Tax Exempt Entities
New York recently adopted regulations impacting charitable organizations that are registered and required to file annual financial reports (the CHAR 500) with the New York Attorney General’s Charities Bureau. These...more