Is your organization registered with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO)? If your organization is a charity that solicits gifts from the public--private donations, grants, etc. --...
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The first questions nonprofit founders often ask are, "Why do I need a board of directors? What does a board do?" In fact, the nonprofit board of directors is a critical element in the success of a...
Incorporation is often the first concrete step on the path to creating a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. But is it the right step for your organization? Do you even need to incorporate? Can you...
The imminent arrival of Fall means back to school, and back to learning about nonprofit organizations! Join us on Wednesday, September 7, for the first in our series, "Before You Begin". You'll...
From time to time when working through bylaws with a client, someone will say, “Shouldn’t we put something in about Robert’s Rules? Don’t we need to use them?” To which I will usually...
I just returned from Washington DC where I attended Representing & Managing Tax-exempt Organizations, the annual nonprofit law conference presented by Georgetown University Law School. This...