Pennsylvania Bar Institute 2025 What's New in Nonprofit Law

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Nonprofit Issues® is an Accredited Provider for Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education. CLE credit is available for PA lawyers participating in this webinar. If you are a lawyer in a state that accepts CLE credits from other jurisdictions, we can provide certificates of attendance and proof of our PA approval.

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Don Kramer and Morgen Cheshire, of the Cheshire Law Group, presented the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's annual What's New in Nonprofit Law webinar on October 10, 2025.

Nonprofits are facing unprecedent challenges and upheaval in the legal environment affecting their operations today. This program provides a comprehensive update on the most recent legal and public policy developments impacting nonprofit entities today, including changes at the federal level and in Pennsylvania. Attendees will gain practical insights into how these updates affect nonprofit operations and learn strategies to help nonprofit organizations maintain compliance while advancing their missions. This session will equip you with tools you need to meet nonprofits’ most pressing needs in this moment and stay abreast of the latest developments in this dynamic area of law.

This program is divided into two 90-minute sessions. The first session deals primarily with federal law issues. The second session deals primarily with issues of state law and governance.

Buy today and listen at your convenience. This program offers 3 hours of PA CLE credit. Out of state attorneys can receive a Pennsylvania Uniform Certificate of Attendance that they can submit to their state association.

Your purchase grants you access to two password-protected videos on Vimeo. It also includes a link to the program PowerPoint (160 pages) and a materials package (83 pages).

Regular Price:	$299.00
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November Webinar

Fiscal Sponsorship: For the Funders, Sponsors and the Sponsored
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
1:30-3:00 PM ET

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.

It can function smoothly as an incubator of important new projects. Or it can function badly as a serious trap for the unwary.

This webinar will define fiscal sponsorship and discuss the most common types of sponsorship arrangements. It will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type and the special considerations for funders, sponsors, and the sponsored. It will review specific critical provisions of sponsorship agreements, particularly termination and exit issues.

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Nonprofit bylaw review

Don Kramer will review and comment on your own current or proposed bylaws

Do your Bylaws reflect the way you actually operate? Do they protect the interests of those who should be protected? Do they spell out clearly how to deal with governance issues? Or do they create uncertainty for those who have to implement them?

Most nonprofits don't spend a lot of time looking at their Bylaws until there is a question or a dispute. That's when you need bylaws that are clear and unambiguous, so your questions on how to proceed are already answered. That's when bad bylaws can lead to unnecessary controversies or even costly litigation. Nonprofit Issues editor Don Kramer will review your current or proposed Bylaws to see if they work for you.

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SAY THAT AGAIN?

May 30, 2025

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Special Report Available

Increasing Gender Diversity on the Boards of Nonprofit Eds and Meds: Why and How to Do It

This report provides a rare inside view on barriers women face to selection and success that are particular to nonprofit organizations and makes specific recommendations on how to improve the gender ratio.
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