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Venable LLP

[Webinar] Building a Nonprofit Board of Directors – Legal and Strategic Issues - October 24th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET

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There are numerous considerations in structuring the board of directors of a nonprofit organization, including optimal size, qualifications, responsibilities, diversity, succession, compensation, and voting rights, to name a...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Director Duties and Best Practices for the Typical Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Episode 90 is a refresh of the third of the original episodes published in the summer of 2022. During these dog days of summer, it's a good time to bring back some of...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers - The Who’s Who of Nonprofit Governance

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. For the next few weeks, we refresh our earliest episodes on nonprofit basics. During these dog days of summer, it's a good time to bring back some of our early...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Building consensus is the key

I work as the attorney for a not-for-profit organization, at least as the attorney for the board....more

Cooley LLP

Too Small, Too Big, Just Right: The Goldilocks Size for a Nonprofit Board

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Nonprofit organizations in the US often ask how big their Board of Directors should be. Boards that are too small can fall short of their goals or stagnate, but Boards that are too big can quickly become unwieldly for...more

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Time Talent Treasure: Advice for Nonprofits on Choosing Board Members

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The Board of Directors is a key pipeline for resources for any US nonprofit organization. Most nonprofits do not pay Board members for their service, so organizations rely upon dedicated volunteers....more

K&L Gates LLP

Handbook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations in the United States

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The Handbook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations in the United States summarizes the duties of directors of nonprofit corporations, provides general background information regarding selected available federal tax...more

Morgan Lewis

New York Not-for-Profits Can Permanently Embrace Virtual Meetings

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Virtual member meetings for New York State not-for-profit and religious corporations, which were originally allowed as an exceptional circumstance, are now permitted permanently. New York had temporarily modified its...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] Navigating Nonprofit Governance Challenges - October 13th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

In our second webinar, we will address: - Virtual board meetings - Satisfying duties of care and supervision in an all-remote environment - Financial reporting to the board - Accessing endowment funds: a map to the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] Election Year Advocacy for Nonprofits: Do's and Don'ts for the Coming Months - September 29th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

In our first webinar, we will address: - Understanding what is possible with nonprofit advocacy - Identifying and avoiding political campaign intervention - Navigating permissible lobbying activities - Protests, civil...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Massachusetts Nonprofit Corporate Governance – Emergency Powers

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Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 180, the Massachusetts corporate statute governing nonprofits, does not currently provide for emergency powers included in many of the model nonprofit acts adopted in other states....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Law & Governance Update - March 2020

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BLACK SWANS AND WHITE ELEPHANTS - A recent essay from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) provides useful guidance on how boards may prepare themselves for risks associated with external volatility. ...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Priorities for Exempt Organization Compensation Committees in 2020

The new priorities for tax-exempt organization compensation committees in 2020 primarily fall into four key areas: remaining market competitive for key leaders, succession planning, evolution of the compensation committee to...more

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Corporate Law & Goverance Update - January 2020

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Given evolving Delaware law, understanding the difference between “risk oversight” and “risk management” is an increasingly important board task. In the Marchand and Clovis decisions, the Delaware courts sent an important...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

End of a Decade – Checklist for California Nonprofits

As 2019 comes to a close, we thought about our customary note to nonprofit officers and directors to take a few moments to confirm that important year-end responsibilities have not been overlooked. But since this year's end...more

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Corporate Law & Governance Update - April 2019

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DIRECTORS AS VENDORS - A new controversy at a large health system highlights the legal and reputational challenges that can arise when directors sell services to the organizations they serve as fiduciaries. According to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments in Association Law 2015–2016

The Nonprofit Organizations Practice at Pillsbury has prepared this summary of significant legal and policy developments that have occurred in approximately the past year. All of these developments have potential impacts upon...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Recent Governance and Gift-Giving Guidance from the Non-Profit/Public Charities Division

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The Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division of the Office of the Attorney General (the “Division”) recently released helpful guidance regarding (i) good governance of charitable organization and (ii) the rules that...more

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