NYSBA

Upcoming Training Sessions for Attorneys

Connecting Corporate Dollars to Your Cause: Sponsorships and Sales

  • May 14, 2013
  • 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
  • By: Lawyers Alliance for New York
  • Location: 171 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY
  • Description: Corporate sponsorship offers exciting opportunities for businesses to be associated with charitable activities and for charities to raise additional revenue.  Such relationships can take various forms and can be the proverbial "win-win".  But corporate sponsorships also pose significant risks to the nonprofit.  Through case studies, hypotheticals, and form documents, this workshop will examine the most common issues that nonprofits should address when entering into sponsorship (both special event and ongoing sponsorship) and cause-related marketing relationships with businesses.  This workshop is intended for development professionals and senior managers.
  • For more information and registration: www.lawyersalliance.org.

Hiring Your First Employee

  • May 15, 2013
  • 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
  • By: Pro Bono Partnership
  • Location: Teleconference
  • Description: The time has come: your organization has reached the point in its growth where you need to have a paid staff person on board.  Congratulations!  But what does your Board need to know and do as a new employer?  This workshop will go over the legal requirements involved.
  • For more information and registration: www.probonopartner.org

Employment Webinar for Wise Nonprofits: Classifying Your Workers: Who Really Is an Independent Contractor?

  • June 11, 2013
  • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
  • By: Lawyers Alliance for New York
  • Location: Online Webinar
  • Description: Nonprofits that misclassify an employee as an independent contractor are at tremendous risk for back taxes, workers comp penalties, and other financial burdens as a result of noncompliance with federal, state, and local employment law, even if the individual in question insisted on being classified as an independent contractor.  This webinar will explain who is and who is not an independent contractor; what employers need to do to establish a legitimate independent contractor relationship; and what to do if an individual has been misclassified.  Participants will also learn about the IRS Voluntary Settlement Compliance Program and legislative developments.  This webinar is for senior management and human resources professionals.
  • For more information and registration: www.lawyersalliance.org