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Fraud Risks at Nonprofit Organizations - Part 1
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Colorado and Wyoming
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe a Public Charity
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Director Duties and Best Practices for the Typical Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers - The Who’s Who of Nonprofit Governance
REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Overview of Nonprofit Charitable Organization Types: Corporation, LLC, Trust, Association and Fiscal Sponsorship
Expedited Review of IRS Applications for Recognition of Exempt Status
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in New Mexico and Utah
Back to Compliance: Reinstating Tax-Exempt Status for a Charity
Nonprofit Book Review: ABA Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Oklahoma and Texas
Advice for Nonprofit Investment Committees From an Investment Advisor June 3, 2024 Podcast
REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1
IRS Dirty Dozen Warnings on Charitable Scams
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Kentucky and Tennessee
California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms Part 2 - Reporting Due Diligence, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Rules
California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms: Part I - Definitions
Employment Law Update for Nonprofits With Holly Sutton
Nonprofit Basics: Unpacking Prudent Investments, PRIs and MRIs
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Like many questions in the law, the answer to the question of whether a member of a California nonprofit corporation may maintain a derivative action is "it depends"....more
The California Corporations Code allows for the incorporation of a corporation sole by the bishop, chief priest, presiding elder, or other presiding officer of any religious denomination, society, or church, for the purpose...more
Section 705(a) of the California Corporations Code provides that no proxy is valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. This is a reflection of the fact that proxies...more
Of late, Harvard has garnered an abundance of attention regarding the continued incumbency of its President. Despite widely criticized testimony before Congress and the publication of allegations of plagiarism, the Harvard...more
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
The California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law contemplates three different methods for members to take action: at a meeting, by ballot, and by unanimous written consent. Cal. Corp. Code §§ 7512(a), 7513 & 7516. ...more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and episode 49 of EO Radio Show summarizes the steps to wind up a charity that is a nonprofit corporation registered and operating in California....more
Section 309 of the California Corporations Code specifies the standard of performance applicable to directors in performing their duties as directors of corporations organized under the California General Corporation Law. ...more
Yesterday's post focused on a California bill, AB 1229 (Haney), that would create a new Decentralized Nonprofit Association Law. Today's post drills down on what I see as fundamental flaw in the bill. In addition to...more
Section 709 of the California Corporations Code provides a mechanism for "any shareholder" or "any person who claims to have been denied the right to vote" to obtain a determination by the Superior Court of the validity of...more
Like Gaul, the California Nonprofit Corporation Law has three major parts ("Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres'). These three parts govern the formation and operation of three different types of nonprofit corporations:...more
Although I have yet to encounter the situation, California provides a mechanism for a corporation formed under the General Corporation Law to become a nonprofit religious corporation. Since religion is involved, it may come...more
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
California has multiple types of nonprofit corporations. The "Big Three" are the public benefit corporation, mutual benefit corporation and religious corporation. The statutes applicable to these three entities are similar...more
The California General Corporation Law provides that any director may resign effective upon giving notice to certain specified persons, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of his or her...more
In prescribing the duties of directors, California Corporations Code Section 309 provides that a director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements prepared or presented by "counsel, independent...more
Section 206 of the California Corporations Code provides that a corporation organized under the General Corporation Law may engage in any "business activity", subject to any limitation contained in its articles of...more
Please join Cynthia Rowland and Matt Lewis for a discussion of current issues nonprofit organizations and their advisors are facing this year. Cynthia and Matt will cover: - About that nest egg—when nonprofits can, and...more
California's Nonprofit Corporation Law embraces several different types of nonprofit corporations. Part 1 of the Nonprofit Corporation Law includes provisions that are applicable to three categories of nonprofit corporations...more
Some may be surprised to learn that a corporation need not be formed under the California General Corporation Law to qualify as a "domestic corporation". Corporations Code Section 167 defines "domestic corporation" to be "a...more
When looking for exemptions from the qualification requirements of the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968, a good place to start is Chapter 1, Part 2, Division 1 of Title 4 of the Corporations Code. Cal. Corp. Code...more
For the first time in years, Washington’s cooperative statutes have been given a facelift. Effective January 1, 2016 (except certain provisions affecting Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)), Washington state has created a...more