There are many ways in which two or more nonprofits can collaborate (see La Piana Consulting’s Collaborative Map), including (1) mergers and (2) dissolutions and asset transfers discussed in Part 1 of this series. This post specifically examines a merger between two California nonprofit corporations. Prior to moving forward with a merger, the parties should […]
Author:Michele Berger
Tips for Nonprofits During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Last week, Venable LLP hosted a webinar called COVID-19: What Your Nonprofit Needs To Know, which examined current questions surrounding workers, insurance, events, travel, and workplace situations. Below are some tips for nonprofits in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Note that, as the situation is fluid and changing rapidly, good practices recommended today may be different […]
Nonprofit Mergers – Part I: Basic Legal Considerations
Nonprofit corporations may decide to merge for many reasons, including to better advance a common purpose or to expand the range of services offered to common beneficiaries. Generally, in a simple 2-party merger between A (the surviving corporation) and B (the merging corporation also referred to in the law as the disappearing corporation), A automatically […]
10 Significant News Events of 2019
2019 began in the middle of the longest government shutdown in history, the ramifications of which were felt within the nonprofit sector for months thereafter. Youth advocates continued to demonstrate their power and influence, with Greta Thunberg and many other young people gaining national attention and recognition for their climate activism. We witnessed nonprofits struggle […]
Rebuttable Presumption of Reasonableness Procedures
的合理程序推定，在财政部条例第53.4958-6（a）中所述，颁布以帮助慈善机构出价过高避免某些个人和实体（被称为符合持牌资格人士），可能是能够对慈善机构的决策演习的影响。在那些包括作为不合格的人（DQPs）为：董事（板部件），受托人，总统，首席执行官，首席运营官，司，财务总监，[...]
10 Significant News Events of 2018
2018有特色的是影响了许多重大的事件，并且将继续影响，非营利部门。在2018年1月1日，减税和就业机会创造法案，在超过30年的美国税法最全面的检修，走进效果，使非营利组织提供有关如何遵守许多悬而未决的问题。青年倡导者[...]
多样性，平等和非营利列入章程
Nonprofits should be at the forefront of encompassing diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) into their governance and operations. While discussions regarding DEI are increasingly prevalent in the nonprofit sector, the next, more difficult, step forward is to turn the discussions into action. How do we, as part of the nonprofit community dedicated to the benefit […]
Erin Bradrick Awarded Outstanding Young Lawyer Award by ABA
The American Bar Association Nonprofit Organizations Committee of the Business Law Section has announced the 2018 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Award recipients. NEO Law Group is very proud to share that Erin was awarded the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for distinguished service by a young attorney in the nonprofit sector. Congratulations, Erin! From the press release: Erin Bradrick is […]
Protecting Your Nonprofit from Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment has long been an epidemic whose immense scope we, as a society, have only recently recognized. No industry has been spared, as Hollywood, government, media, food, tech, and nonprofits have struggled, and continue to struggle, with sexual and other harassment scandals. Harassment in the workplace harms more than its direct victims. For nonprofits, […]
Serving as the Chair of the Board
The chair of the board of directors (the “chair”) plays an extremely important role for a nonprofit organization. At the core of the chair’s duties, he or she generally presides over meetings of the board, collaborating with the chief executive to create a purposeful agenda and to set priorities, and helping to ensure sound and […]