Election-Year Advocacy:? Maintaining Your Nonprofit's Clear Message in Cloudy...
In this presentation: - Pieces of the Puzzle - The Tools of the Trade – Raising money for the PAC – Hosting fundraisers – Public communications – Member communications – Voter registration – Candidate...
View ArticleInnovation Health: A joint venture approach to payer-provider integration in...
In 2012, Aetna and Inova, a not-for-profit health system in Virginia, formed a joint venture health plan: Innovation Health. The health plan is an entirely new entity owned jointly by both...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Non-Profit Entities in the DIFC
While the free zone continues to focus on the financial services industry, the Non-Profit Incorporated Organisation (NPIO) represents an additional tool to attract non-profit entities. While the Dubai...
View ArticleMinnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act
In This Issue: - Introduction - Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Legislation - Effective Date - Types of Public Benefit Corporations - Establishment of a Public Benefit Corporation - Name -...
View ArticleFocus on Nonprofit Employee Misclassification: Are Your Workers...
In this presentation: - What’s in a Name: “Employee” vs. “Independent Contractor” – Federal rule – Varying state law interpretations – What about volunteers and interns? -Avenues of Enforcement –...
View ArticleFederal Grant & Contract News for Nonprofits
In April, the Obama Administration took a decisive step toward closing the gap in pay equality for women and minorities employed by Federal contractors, including nonprofits. Additionally, the U.S....
View ArticleTransgender Woman Seeks Coverage Under ACA
A transgender woman recently filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois against her primary care physician, as well as the not-for-profit health-care clinic with...
View ArticlePolitical Law Briefing - May 2014
In this issue: - In Case You Missed It: Venable’s Presentation on Election-Year Advocacy and Nonprofit Organizations - Virginia Enacts Statutory Gift Restrictions - The "Ministry of Truth" Goes to...
View ArticleNew York Court Strikes Down Regulations Limiting Executive Compensation and...
A New York court has held that the State’s regulatory limits on executive compensation and administrative expenses for entities that receive state funds unconstitutionally exceed proper regulatory...
View ArticleIRS Reminds Tax-Exempt Organizations About Important Filing Deadline
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a news release (IR-2014-57), alerting tax-exempt organizations regarding the May 15 filing deadline for the Form 990. Tax-exempt organizations with a...
View ArticleNew York Court Strikes Down Regulations Limiting Executive Compensation and...
A New York court has held that the State’s regulatory limits on executive compensation and administrative expenses for entities that receive state funds unconstitutionally exceed proper regulatory...
View ArticleNonprofits and Celebrity Endorsements: Common Legal Pitfalls and Practical Tips
What Is a Celebrity Endorsement? For a nonprofit organization, increasing awareness and support is often difficult because of the sheer number of nonprofits competing for funding, often many in the...
View ArticleGeorgia and Wisconsin Exempt Nonprofits and Their MLOs from Licensing Laws
Georgia and Wisconsin recently amended their state licensing regimes to create exemptions for nonprofits and their MLOs. Exemptions from these licensing requirements will ease the entry of many...
View ArticleDeadline Approaching to Avoid Losing Tax Exempt Status
May 15 is a key deadline for many tax-exempt organizations. The Form 990 series returns are due on the 15th day of the 5th month after the end of the tax year. For most organizations that run on a...
View ArticlePerformance Management and Discipline in Nonprofits: Common Pitfalls,...
In this presentation: - Principles of performance management and discipline - Avoiding common pitfalls - Using “PIPs” and other tools to address common problems - Questions - Excerpt from Principles of...
View ArticleNot-for-Profit Law Alert
As previously advised, on October 17, 2011, the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (the NFP Act) was proclaimed in force. As a result, federally incorporated not-for-profit corporations are...
View ArticleSenate Bill No. 35: An Act Concerning Notice of Acquisitions, Joint Ventures...
At the end of the Connecticut General Assembly’s 2014 Regular Session, "An Act Concerning Notice of Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Affiliations of Group Medical Practices" (the "Act") was passed and...
View ArticleMassachusetts Land Trusts Breath a Collective Sigh of Relief: The SJC Rules...
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled that land trusts or other charities which own and preserve conservation land may take advantage of a state tax exemption on such land even if they...
View ArticleIn Landmark Ruling, Massachusetts SJC Upholds Tax Exemption for Charitable...
On May 15, 2014, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued a landmark decision, New England Forestry Foundation, Inc. v. Board of Assessors of Hawley, SJC-11432 (May 15, 2014), upholding...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Non-Profit Incorporated Organisations in the DIFC
While the Dubai International Financial Centre (the DIFC) remains primarily focused on the financial services industry, its stable and sophisticated legal and regulatory regimes have increasingly...
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