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Fiscal Sponsorship: For the Funders, Sponsors and the Sponsored

Fiscal sponsorship is a time-honored method to spawn new charitable activity when the people with the vision and the energy to do the work do not have recognition of federal tax-exempt status.

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Where can I report misconduct at nonprofit?

Where can you report unethical or illegal conduct of a nonprofit organization? There has been repeated verbal abuse, threats to other employees and theft by an employee. There has been no action taken by the president or the supervisor. The employee is related to the board president.

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You can discuss your personal nonprofit legal questions directly with editor Don Kramer. We can schedule a phone call at a mutually agreeable time, usually within two business days of your request.

You can ask about stories in our recent issues, one of our recent questions, or a particular question of nonprofit law facing your organization. Feel free to gather your people around your conference phone if you want others to hear the answers.

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Question of the Week

August 14-21, 2018

May we invest in mutual funds?

Many members of our nonprofit corporation feel it would be beneficial for us to invest a small amount of our reserves into a few balanced mutual funds. We have been told that the Prudent Investor Act prohibits us from doing this. Can this be true? Answer

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August Webinar Sale - 50% Off

Now through August 31st, you can purchase our recorded webinar Bylaws: The "Constitution" of Nonprofits - The Art and Science of Making Them Work for 50% off its regular price of $89. New subscribers can also start a FREE three-month trial subscription (an additional $17.95 value).

This presentation addresses the art and science of drafting bylaws. Well-written and formulated bylaws help shape power relationships within a nonprofit organization; provide unambiguous procedures to prevent disputes; and reduce the risks of litigation. Bylaws should provide answers, not raise questions.

Listeners will gain clarity on procedural issues.

Learn how to avoid, avoid, avoid
1. goal-oriented expressions
2. inconsistent language
3. passive tense and ambiguities

Determine whether your bylaws appropriately answer "whose organization is this?" Understand how to produce an effective document.
You'll receive "Annotated" Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and sample forms that work.

Originally recorded on February 15, 2018. Learn more about the program

Lead Stories

Lessons from Litigation

Tax Matters

September Webinar

Lobbying & Electioneering for Nonprofits
Thursday, September 13, 2018
1:30-3:00 PM ET
(PA CLE & CPE credit is available for this webinar)

Nonprofits should consider every year an election year. And every session of the Congress, state legislature, or local government offers the possibility of public policy change that can significantly affect the work of nonprofit organizations.

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