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Nonprofit Boards: What Should You Consider Before Joining?

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Perhaps a friend or business colleague has just contacted you to ask you to join a nonprofit board. You feel honored and excited to receive the invitation, and you have heard of this organization and believe that it has a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Director Duties and Best Practices for the Typical Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 90 is a refresh of the third of the original episodes published in the summer of 2022. During these dog days of summer, it's a good time to bring back some of...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers - The Who’s Who of Nonprofit Governance

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. For the next few weeks, we refresh our earliest episodes on nonprofit basics. During these dog days of summer, it's a good time to bring back some of our early...more

Allen Matkins

This Corporation Was Harmed Even Before It Was Incorporated!

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The Church of the Celestial Heart is a California nonprofit religious corporation seeks to import and use a sacramental tea.  It so happens that this tea, which is also called Daime or ayahuasca, carries trace amounts of a...more

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Is It Possible That Some Possibilities Are Unreasonable?

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Section 5342(e) of the California Corporations Code requires a nonprofit public benefit corporation to provide, upon the request of a member, to either allow inspection and copying of all members' names, addresses or voting...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

2023 Comprehensive Revisions to the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code Are Now Effective

On May 2, 2023, Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 148 into law, making a number of significant changes to the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code. These changes went into effect on July 1, 2023. Notable changes for...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Board Members of Charitable Organizations: Take Note of New Guidance From the Massachusetts Attorney General

As 2022 came to a close along with Governor-Elect Healey’s term as Attorney General of Massachusetts, the Office of the Attorney General published an updated Guide for Board Members of Charitable Organizations (the “Guide”)....more

K&L Gates LLP

Handbook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations in the United States

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The Handbook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations in the United States summarizes the duties of directors of nonprofit corporations, provides general background information regarding selected available federal tax...more

Allen Matkins

Must A Nonprofit Abnegate Private Gain?

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The California Corporations Code includes provisions governing a wide variety of nonprofit organizations.  However, the "Big 3" categories of nonprofit corporations are the public benefit, mutual benefit and religious...more

Felicello Law PC

Low Risk, High Rewards: Legal Protections for Non-profit Boards

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According to the National Council of Nonprofits, there more than 1.4 million 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofits in the United States alone. This nonprofit sector is a vital part of our national and local infrastructure,...more

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Nonprofit Corporations Need Not File One Of These . . .

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Section 17910 of the California Business & Professions Code requires every person who regularly transacts business in California for profit under a fictitious business name to file a fictitious business name statement. ...more

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Mark Your Ballot With Care Because There May Be No Taking It Back

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Section 603 of the California Corporations Code provides generally for shareholder action by written consent, unless otherwise prohibited in the articles of incorporation.  Subdivision (c) of that statute provides that a...more

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Updates to State Law Have Implications for Washington Nonprofits

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With 2022 under way, nonprofits incorporated in Washington should familiarize themselves with the newly updated Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act to determine whether updates to their articles, bylaws or general practices...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Washington's New Nonprofit Corporation Act: Is Your Nonprofit Ready?

Governor Inslee signed into law an all-new Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act (New Act). The New Act will completely replace the current Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act, which has seen only minor updates since its...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Association Mergers: Timing Is Everything

When and how two associations combine in a merger depends a lot on circumstances at the beginning, middle, and end of the transaction. From leadership transitions to board meeting schedules to advocacy needs, here’s how...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

End of a Decade – Checklist for California Nonprofits

As 2019 comes to a close, we thought about our customary note to nonprofit officers and directors to take a few moments to confirm that important year-end responsibilities have not been overlooked. But since this year's end...more

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Five Tasks a Nonprofit Board Chair Should Own

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Nonprofit Board Chair job descriptions usually include phrases like “facilitate consensus” and “ensure all voices are heard.” I agree with those job descriptions. In my experience, Board Chairs generally understand that part...more

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Corporate Law & Governance Update - April 2019

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DIRECTORS AS VENDORS - A new controversy at a large health system highlights the legal and reputational challenges that can arise when directors sell services to the organizations they serve as fiduciaries. According to...more

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New Tax Law Brings Penalties for Top Paid Non-Profit Executives

The “intermediate sanctions” rules under Section 4958 of the Internal Revenue Code have long governed the payment of compensation to executives of public charities. While these rules are highly prescriptive, if followed, they...more

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Recent Governance and Gift-Giving Guidance from the Non-Profit/Public Charities Division

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The Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division of the Office of the Attorney General (the “Division”) recently released helpful guidance regarding (i) good governance of charitable organization and (ii) the rules that...more

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Maintain Separation Between A Nonprofit And The Foundation That Supports It

A nonprofit corporation is a business with assets and liabilities just like any other business. When a nonprofit runs into financial trouble, its creditors usually do the same thing as creditors of a for-profit business: ...more

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New York’s Nonprofit Revitalization Act: A Guide to the Law’s Key Provisions

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Significant portions of the New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act (the “Revitalization Act” or the “Act”) went into effect in 2014. The Act represents the first overhaul in more than 40 years of laws applicable to nonprofit...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Proposed Reform of New York’s Charities and Nonprofits Laws Would Ease Burdens

On May 14, 2013, New York State Attorney General Schneiderman joined with the New York Senate and Assembly Committee Chairs to propose legislative reforms to New York’s charities and nonprofits laws. If the reforms are...more

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