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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Online Gaming ,
Online Platforms ,
Social Media
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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Tax Returns
The following is a summary of the remarks made by Cristina Vessels at the ACCP Annual Conference held in Denver, Colorado, on October 17, 2023.
Understanding the legal requirements for different cause-related marketing...more
1/17/2024
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Charitable Donations ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Compliance ,
Donations ,
For-Profit Corporations ,
Fundraisers ,
Marketing ,
NAD ,
Nonprofits ,
Sweepstakes
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 ,
New Legislation ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
Retailers ,
Sponsorship Agreements
The COVID-19 pandemic caused many nonprofits to postpone or cancel conferences, conventions, trade shows, and other events. This has often meant working with nonprofit organization members and attendees to coordinate...more
Doing good doesn’t get old. But marketing leaders know that effective promotion of a company’s charitable giving requires a subtle combination of bedrock advertising principles with a few twists. It’s often here that...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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Charitable Organizations ,
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Digital Platforms ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Donations ,
Fundraisers ,
Governor Newsom ,
NPRM ,
Public Hearing ,
Tax Exempt Entities
In state capitals across the country, a new year signals the start of a new legislative session. And this opens the door to new rules affecting state regulatory and occupational licensing boards and the practitioners they...more
2/17/2022
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Professional License ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
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