2021 was another difficult year for much of the world and for the nonprofit sector. But it brought us greater recognition of our existing critical challenges, including climate change, systemic racism, and preservation of our democracy. Here are some highlights and articles from the Nonprofit Law Blog over the past year:
Governance
Purpose-Driven Board Leadership, Legally Speaking
Setting Up an Effective Nonprofit Board
Key Governance Report: Leading With Intent
Key Governance Report: Leading With Intent – DEI Provisions
Nonprofit Radio: Building Your Best Better Board
Racial Equity and Justice
WCTEO: Becoming an Anti-racist Organization: Legal Issues
Anti-Discrimination Laws – Title VII
Anti-Discrimination Laws – Section 1981
Affirmative Action Plans—A Potentially Important Safeguard for Race-Based Grantmaking
Trends
DAO: What is it? What does it mean for nonprofits?
Supreme Court Rules on Mandatory Donor Disclosures
Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act
IRS & Treasury
Treasury and IRS 2021-2022 Priority Guidance Plan
IRS Resources for Tax-Exemption Determinations
Filing for 501(c)(3) Status Late: An Update
IRS TE/GE FY 2020 Accomplishments Letter
Risk Management
One Hour Nonprofit Legal Audit
Nonprofit Radio: Your 5-Point, 1-Hour Legal Audit
Nonprofit Radio: Risk Management I – Indemnification
Nonprofit Radio: Risk Management II
California Laws
California Nonprofits: New Changes to the Corporate Laws
California Nonprofits: Updates from the Secretary of State
Maintaining Standing: A California Case
2021 Updates for California Nonprofits
Fiscal Sponsorship
Fiscal Sponsor: Before You Accept a Project …
Fiscal Sponsorship – Some Tricky Issues: CLA Presentation
COVID-19
The American Rescue Plan Act and Nonprofits
Miscellaneous
Nonprofit Mergers: Integrated Governance Models
Contracts vs. Grant Agreements
Traditional Grantmaking Procedures: Are They Really All That Necessary?
“Friends Of” Organizations—Creating a U.S. Nonprofit that Supports a Foreign Charity
Fundraising for Your Nonprofit in the Start-Up Phase
Events
2021 Georgetown EO Conference: Hopkins’ Update on Key Current Developments
2021 Georgetown EO Conference: Legal and Tax Issues for Foreign Offices and Affiliates
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 1/28/21
Webinar: 2021 Private Foundation Basics