Non-Profit

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We believe that healthy and knowledgeable nonprofits are more effective at creating positive change. We help create and maintain legally compliant nonprofits that have strong foundations on which to build great programs and support. We provide practical and affordable counsel, giving leaders and social entrepreneurs confidence to best further their valuable missions and pursue their vision.

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To follow are some of the services that we provide:

» Non-profit formation, exemption and governance

Nonprofit Law and Governance

• Formation and incorporation
• Governance and board structure, composition, roles, and responsibilities
• Board/staff relationships, responsibilities, and delegation of authority
• Conflicts of interest
• Liability, risk management, insurance
• Regulatory compliance and annual reporting
• Mergers and affiliations
• Corporate practices and recordkeeping
• Corporate dissolutions

Counsel to the following classifications of 501(c) tax-exempt organizations:

– 501(c)(2) Corporations holding property for tax-exempt organizations
– 501(c)(3) Charitable organizations, including public charities, private foundations, operating foundations, and supporting organizations
– 501(c)(4) Civic organizations
– 501(c)(5) Labor organizations
– 501(c)(6) Professional, business, and trade associations, chambers of commerce
– 501(c)(7) Social and recreational clubs
– 501(c)(8), (9), and (10) Employee associations and fraternal organizations

• Obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status
• Advocacy, lobbying, and political activities
• Grantmaking practices
• Executive compensation
• Intermediate sanctions
• Public charity support tests and qualification
• Private foundation rules and regulations
• Operating foundation and supporting organization qualification and operating standards
• Disqualified person and self-dealing rules
• Commercial and entrepreneurial activities
• Taxation of unrelated business income
• Corporate Sponsorships
• Annual reporting, Forms 990

Nonprofit Intellectual Property

• Protecting and managing intellectual property:

– Copyrights, trademarks, names, logos, and patents
– Research, business methods, work processes, and trade secrets

• Licensing and royalty agreements
• Private vs. organizational ownership of intellectual property
• Confidentiality, non-competition, and non-solicitation agreements

Nonprofit Organizational Relationships

• Inter-organizational relationships:

– Mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and dissolutions
– Agreements for joint services, funding, administration, and joint venturing
– Design and implementation of strategic alliances and collaborations

• Intra-organizational relationships:

– Board/staff relationships and responsibilities
– Executive and staff employment agreements
– Contracts for independent contractors, vendors, and consultants