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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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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.
Sexual harassment is not limited to Congress, the media and the entertainment industry. It exists in every area of our society, including the nonprofit workplace.
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How do you gain the confidence of the people you work within the nonprofit world? Following clear, straightforward policies in working with donors, collaborators, employees and public officials can be immensely helpful. This webinar will take a close look at five more key policies to help.
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This webinar will provide a high-level view of some of the major potential pitfalls for nonprofit organizations that can undercut your entire program. You don’t want to deal with a governmental investigation or private litigation if you can avoid it. And you want to be sure that you resolve the issues quickly and favorably if you can’t. You don’t want to be diverted from pursuing your mission.
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Presented by Don Kramer & Karl Emerson
Charities that seek contributions nationally must typically register in 39 states and the District of Columbia before starting to solicit. Furthermore, for-profit fundraisers are also required to register and file their contracts and other documentation with many states. Since many states are increasing their enforcement efforts to ensure that charities and fundraisers are complying with initial and annual registration requirements, it's important that charities and fundraisers abide by these statutes—especially since noncompliance can result in the imposition of significant fines and penalties.
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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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If you are a donor, a grant-seeker, a philanthropic manager, or a professional adviser to any of them, you need to know the rules that distinguish various philanthropic structures.
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With pressure mounting on nonprofits to consider affiliations with other organizations, this webinar is designed to help you better navigate the world of mergers, acquisitions and affiliations. Unlike the corporate world, there are no financial "matchmakers" to help nonprofits identify successful partners for a merger.
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Understanding the contents of policies - their opportunities and risks - can make your organization more effective.
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Planned giving sounds complicated, with its CRUTs and CRATs, CLUTs and CLATS, CGAs, PIFs and other vehicles. It can be incredibly complicated, but it needn't be. Keeping it simple may be the best way to start a planned giving program for a charity that hasn't already put one in place.
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Cybersecurity is becoming a greater concern to nonprofit executives and their professional advisers as they read almost daily of some other organization that has suffered serious financial and reputational loss as the result of a data security breach.
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The world of commercial insurance is complex and always changing. It's no wonder that nonprofit managers, executives and board members often struggle trying to understand how coverage works and the process for obtaining comprehensive and affordable coverage.
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Describes six models of sponsorship that have been approved and accepted by the IRS. It details how they are supposed to work and why, how they differ and how they are similar.
Clear gift acceptance policies can protect a charity from accepting a gift that will cost the charity far more than it is worth, and from personally insulting a potential donor whose collection of beer bottle caps you don't really want.
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By Karen Ibach & Don Kramer
Caitlyn Jenner may be one of the most famous transgender individuals in the United States, but she is not alone. With an estimate of 700,000 transgender people in the nation, the issues involving their employment, access to facilities, healthcare, education, and discrimination are increasingly in the forefront of the news. Are you ready to deal with these issues at your nonprofit?
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Experts estimate that Americans hold some $3 trillion dollars in traditional Individual Retirement Accounts. Donors with children and an IRA who are also committed to making a significant gift to charity at death are usually receptive to a suggestion to combine the gifts to children and charity by giving all or a portion of the IRA to a charitable remainder unitrust ("CRUT"). Both charity and the children can do better with a larger combined gift than with an actuarially comparable gift of a portion of the IRA directly to charity.
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Whenever there is a major scandal at a charitable organization, one question almost inevitably arises: Where was the Board?
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It can be a slippery slope for board and staff when it comes to electioneering. This audio will encourage you to participate in advocacy and help you to manage risk when it comes to electioneering.
Listen to both of our 20 minute Ready Reference Audios for one reduced price.
Financially squeezed nonprofits often seek to generate new revenue through new business ventures. But such efforts can carry serious legal, as well as economic, risks. This webinar will explore the unrelated business income tax (“UBIT”), how to define it, how to avoid it, and how to deal with the consequences of having “too much” of it.
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Don Kramer and Charles Sterne III
Obtaining a commitment for a charitable contribution is only the first step in a charity’s obligation for stewardship of its gifts. Stewardship requires good communication with donors — and a whole lot more. There are both public relations issues and legal requirements....
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Every year is election year. And nonprofit organizations know that the outcome can significantly affect their work. 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations and 501(c)(6) trade associations may participate in election campaigns, but 501(c)(3) charities must be careful not to intervene in an election campaign at any level because “electioneering” can cost them their exempt status.
Presented by Don Kramer, Diane Moyer and Alexa Livelsberger
Protecting children is the duty and responsibility of all adults. As nonprofit entities, you have the opportunity to craft policies and procedures that not only manage your own risk but also create a space where children are protected and child sexual abuse is prevented.
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Employers of all sizes need effective personnel policies that advise employees of organizational standards and procedures. They need to understand the documentation that helps sustain adverse employment actions that have to be taken against problem employees.
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Social entrepreneurs and other individuals often ask for help in starting a nonprofit organization. This webinar discusses many of the most important questions one should ask before proceeding and provide a checklist of legal and practical requirements for getting the organization up and running.
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Presented by Don Kramer & Dan O' Meara
Certain employees of nonprofit organizations are protected by the National Labor Relations Act, even if they don’t belong to a union. And they don’t have to be seeking to establish a union to be covered.
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Presented by Don Kramer and Eric Fraint
Three national sources of charity information have just published an open letter to donors confirming what most charities have known for a long time: “the percent of charity expenses that go to administrative and fundraising costs ‑ commonly referred to as ‘overhead’‑ is a poor measure of a charity’s performance.”
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Don Kramer & Janice Dubler
This webinar reviewed the “top ten” employment law issues for nonprofit organizations, with tips on improving relations with employees and avoiding litigation. Janice Dubler, a partner in the employment law department of Montgomery, McCracken in Philadelphia, explains the principal employment law issues facing nonprofit employers with real world suggestions on ways to do it right.
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Nonprofits depend upon effective leadership from both the board and staff to successfully fulfill their missions and programs. The Standards for Excellence® 2.0 Ethics and Accountability Program for the Nonprofit Sector has set forth a series of significant principles and policies to enhance the leadership and governance of charitable organizations.
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By the Nonprofit Risk Management Center
A nonprofit organization’s building and grounds make up its facility. Responsibilities and protection differs depending on whether or not a nonprofit owns, leases, loans, rents, borrows or operates out of a home facility. Risks vary depending on the physical and mental capabilities, and ages of the service recipients.
Charity fundraising event planners have to worry not only about the invitation list, the menu and the program. They also have to worry about a host of legal issues that, if ignored, could turn the event into a financial and public relations disaster. This webinar will explore the top ten areas of legal concern for a charity’s annual gala dinner dance, bikathon, day in the park, or other special fundraising event.
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Transforming Ordinary People into Fundraising Superheroes! Fundraising is a team sport. This entertaining, humorous book describes the fundraising process and how to make it work for your organization.
By the Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Nonprofit organizations purchase insurance for many reasons, covering many exposures (risks), and at a wide range of prices. This book puts insurance in perspective as a risk-financing tool that is part of an overall risk management strategy.
Reid Zimmerman shows how to address each of the errant leadership practices and management tactics revealed by the utterance of the seven deadly sayings. He expertly shows you how to prevent these oft-fatal mistakes and how to lessen the negative impact to your organization when they occur.
Every organization deserves a good board and effective board members. And every board member deserves a chance to be an effective board member. But too often, things aren’t working. Board members aren’t effective – and staff aren’t helping them to be effective. Or, staff are doing all that is possible – but the board member is causing too many problems. This book tells you how to fix the situation.
