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Upcoming Training Sessions
Special Events: What Are the
Legal Issues Your Nonprofit Needs to Know
April 3,
2013, The Pfizer Conference Center
The Pfizer Conference Center is located
at 235 East 42nd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenue) New York,
NY 10017
Space is limited; plan to arrive 20
minutes before start time for check-in and building security. Please be
sure to bring a valid ID!
Once you have entered the building,
proceed to pick up your name badge at registration, located in the main
lobby. You will then be directed to the conference center where the
seminar will be held.
The program will commence at
10:30AM and adjourn at 3:30PM. Below is our scheduled
program:
10:30 AM Registration and
Networking
10:50 AM Welcome and Opening
Remarks
11:00 AM Complying with State
Charitable Solicitation Rules Tracy Boak, Of Counsel, Perlman &
Perlman LLP
11:45 AM Managing Employees,
Contractors and Special Event Volunteers Judith Moldover, Sr. Staff
Attorney, Lawyers Alliance for New York
12:20 PM Understanding the IRS
Rules Regarding Tax Deductibility and Donor Acknowledgement Elizabeth
Guggenheimer, Deputy Executive Director, Lawyers Alliance for New York
(also Moderator)
12:50 PM Lunch
1:20 PM Corporate Sponsorships
and Engagement—The IRS’s Rules of the Road Anne Gerson,
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
2:00 PM Managing Risk and
Minimizing Injury Regina Hopkins, Asst. Director, D.C. Bar Pro Bono
Program
2:45 PM Best Practices for
Planning and Holding Special Events Erika Byrnes, Principal, Erika
Byrnes Consulting
3:15 PM Questions
3:30 PM Adjournment
If you are unable to attend,
please call 212-219-1800, ext. 221.
Becoming a Nonprofit:
Seeking Federal Tax Exemption
- April 9, 2013
- 12:00 PM to 1:00
PM
- By: Lawyers Alliance for New
York
- Location: Online
Webinar
- Description: Already
started your non-profit and interested in applying for tax exemption?
This one hour webinar will focus primarily on applying for federal tax
exemption, but will also include information on applying for New
York State and local tax exemption. This webinar will discuss the
benefits and obligations of being a tax exempt organization.
The webinar will also provide a step-by-step guide to completing
IRS Form 1023/1024, including obtaining an employer identification
number, drafting a narrative description, preparing bylaws,
conflict of interest policies and other policies that govern the board
and employees of the not-for-profit corporation, understanding
limitations on lobbying and political activity, and IRS reporting
requirements. In addition, the webinar will also cover New York State
Attorney General registration and reporting requirements
for organizations that solicit funds in the State of New
York.
- For more information and
registration: www.lawyersalliance.org.
Webinars for Wise
Nonprofits: Developing a Conflicts of Interest Policy
- April 10, 2013
- 12:00 PM to 1:00
PM
- By: Lawyers Alliance for New
York
- Location: Online
Webinar
- Description: A functional
and up-to-date conflict of interest policy helps to protect your
organization from unnecessary risk resulting from conflicts or the
appearance of conflicts. Plus, the IRS Form 990 asks whether the
filing organization has a written conflict of interest policy. Join us
as we discuss what should be included in your organization's conflict
of interest policy, how to apply your conflict of interest policy
to real-life situations, and what to do if you realize correct conflict
of interest procedures have not been used. This webinar is
intended for nonprofit managers and board members.
- For more information and
registration: www.lawyersalliance.org.
Working with your Board:
Best Practices for Ensuring Good Governance
- April 23, 2013
- 9:30 AM to 12:30
PM
- By: Lawyers Alliance for New
York
- Location: 171 Madison Avenue,
6th Floor, New York, NY
- Description: A
well-functioning Board has a good understanding of its role in nonprofit
governance and provides leadership, resources, and expertise to the
management of the organization. This workshop will address the
obligations and best practices for board oversight and involvement in
nonprofit governance. Topics will include what the staff should do
to help Board members serve effectively in their roles, oversight of
financial reporting and responsibilities, and tips to help ensure
confident compliance with federal and state governance
regulations.
- For more information and
registration: www.lawyersalliance.org.
Making the Volunteer
Experience Work within the Law: Volunteers without Tears
- May 7, 2013
- 9:30 AM to 12:30
PM
- By: Lawyers Alliance for New
York
- Location: 171 Madison Avenue,
6th Floor, New York, NY
- Description: Volunteers,
when managed effectively, are a tremendous asset to a nonprofit
organization. This workshop will focus on the use of background checks,
volunteer agreements and codes of conduct, insurance issues, the
payment of stipends to volunteers, and the application of state and
federal employment laws to volunteers and other
unpaid workers. For Board members, Senior Management, Managers
of Volunteers, and Human Resources Professionals.
- For more information and
registration: www.lawyersalliance.org.
Starting a Nonprofit:
Upsides, Downsides and Alternatives
- June 4, 2013
- 12:00 PM to 2:00
PM
- By: Pro Bono
Partnership
- Location:
Teleconference
- Description: This
teleconference will help you determine if becoming a 501(c)(3) tax
exempt charity is the best choice for your organization. The speaker
will discuss the pros and cons of forming a nonprofit organization,
the benefits and responsibilities of being incorporated and tax exempt,
the alternatives to filing for tax exemption, and the responsibilities
of a nonprofit board.
- For more information and
registration: www.probonopartner.org.
Legal Issues 101 for
Nonprofits
- June 12, 2013
- 12:00 PM to 2:00
PM
- By: Pro Bono
Partnership
- Location: United Way of
Westchester & Putnam, 336 Central Park Avenue, White Plains,
NY
- Description: It's vital
for nonprofit managers and board members to know what's necessary to
keep your nonprofit in good standing. Some important
questions:
- Does your organization follow
its bylaws?
- Do your board members
understand all of their legal and fiduciary obligations?
- Does your organization have
sound and legal employment law practices?
- Is your organization
submitting all of its required IRS and state-required filings and
reports?
- Can your organization engage
in lobbying and political activities?
- This workshop will provide an
overview of the key legal issues for nonprofit organizations, including
board roles and responsibilities, proper state and federal filing
requirements, employment law issues, sound corporate
governance, political and lobbying activities, fundraising and revenue
generating issues, risk management, and much more.
- For more information and
registration: www.probonopartner.org.
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