By NEO Law Group
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “Less than 10 months after taking office and several days after his party suffered a stinging defeat in the Virginia governor’s race, President Biden achieved one of his long-sought goals: […]
Nonprofits must be aware of and compliant with applicable anti-discrimination laws. In an earlier post, we discussed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This post focuses on Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, codified in Title 42 of the U.S. Code. Contrast to Title VII Like Title VII, Section 1981 […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “A group of philanthropic foundations and international development banks announced a $10.5 billion fund to help emerging economies make the switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources. Treasury Secretary Janet […]
I’ll be on Tony Martignetti’s Nonprofit Radio podcast speaking with Tony in Part II of our two-part discussion on nonprofit risk management. You can find our post on Part I, focusing on indemnification, here. While we focused mostly on legal risks, there are other risks that can be equally or even more important. Consider financial risks, health […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. This week’s Tweets of the Week was included on LexBlog’s Best of Law Blogging! Notable Events of the Week: “Facebook has never publicly disclosed what it knows about how its platforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp, […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “Mr. Biden’s plan to try to fortify the United States against extreme weather — and cut the carbon dioxide emissions that are heating the Earth and fueling disasters — is […]
When a nonprofit organization receives funding, it’s important for it to know if it should classify those incoming funds as receipts from a contract, or receipts from a grant. How the funds are categorized can lead to very different outcomes for the nonprofit organization. For example, the characterization will affect the category of expense or […]
Indemnification in the context of nonprofit bylaws generally refers to how the nonprofit will protect its directors and other agents in the event they are sued for acting in their capacity as agents of the nonprofit. More specifically, indemnification is an assurance by the organization to make good an individual or group of individuals against […]
Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week. Notable Events of the Week: “Two explosions killed dozens of people, including at least 13 U.S. troops, ripping through the crowds outside Afghanistan’s main airport on Thursday, just hours after Western governments had warned of […]
Nonprofits must of course be aware of and compliant with applicable anti-discrimination laws. The first law we’ll review in this area is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Employment Discrimination Title VII protects employees and job applicants from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual preference […]