A pair of recent U.S. Supreme Court cases regarding college admissions standards has potentially wide-ranging implications for all nonprofit organizations that use race as a consideration in their programs. In Students for...more
8/1/2023
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Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title IV
In our second webinar, we will address:
- Virtual board meetings
- Satisfying duties of care and supervision in an all-remote environment
- Financial reporting to the board
- Accessing endowment funds: a map to the...more
9/21/2020
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Duty of Care ,
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Financial Reporting ,
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Mergers ,
Nonprofits ,
Political Campaigns ,
Protests ,
Remote Working ,
Supervision ,
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Tax Exemptions ,
Virtual Meetings ,
Webinars
In our first webinar, we will address:
- Understanding what is possible with nonprofit advocacy
- Identifying and avoiding political campaign intervention
- Navigating permissible lobbying activities
- Protests, civil...more
9/18/2020
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Board Members ,
Board of Directors ,
Civil Disobedience ,
Corporate Governance ,
Crisis Management ,
Duty of Care ,
Endowment Funds ,
Financial Reporting ,
Lobbying ,
Mergers ,
Nonprofits ,
Political Campaigns ,
Protests ,
Remote Working ,
Supervision ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Virtual Meetings ,
Webinars
The tension between preserving charitable assets for the future and spending them currently to address critical needs has perhaps never been greater. Both operating charities that make annual appropriations from their...more
On April 9, 2020, the IRS announced that due to COVID-19, deadlines for any federal income tax filings and tax payments due from April 1 to July 14, 2020 have been postponed until July 15, 2020....more
Like all sectors of the economy, charities are facing unprecedented times right now due to the coronavirus. Demand for their services are surging, while at the same time, many have had to cancel their spring fundraising...more
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many charitable organizations are asking how they can participate in relief efforts while complying with the requirements of their IRC Section 501(c)(3) status and with state charities...more
Please join us for a complimentary seminar focused on the critical legal issues facing nonprofits as they increasingly engage supporters, raise funds, and create change online and through digital technology....more
9/27/2016
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501(c)(4) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
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Technology
Organizations that claim federal tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(4) must comply with new procedures for notifying the IRS of their intent to operate under Section 501(c)(4), or face potential penalties. The IRS has...more
The Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (the “2013 Act”) carried out the first major overhaul of the New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (the "NPCL") in four decades. A number of changes to the 2013 Act were enacted in...more
The IRS has formally confirmed that private foundations may make investments that further their charitable purposes even when those investments do not qualify as permitted program-related investments (“PRIs”) under the...more
A cobranded credit card program in which the “merchant” is in fact a charity may be subject to special rules relating to the regulation of “commercial co-ventures” (also known as “cause-related marketing”). Issuers and...more
The New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau recently issued written guidance on certain provisions of the New York Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (the “Act”), including provisions on audit oversight...more