I moderated a session titled “Advocacy in a Post-Election Year” at the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO) held in Los Angeles at the end of February. The panelists were Eric Gorovitz (Adler & Colvin) and Nona Randois (Alliance for Justice). This post covers some of our discussion and adds some additional resources […]
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WCTEO 2025: Highlights – Day Two
The following are just some of the many highlights from day two of the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), not including the breakout sessions. Day one highlights can be found here. As with all of our posts capturing highlights of events, my interpretations, opinions, and suggestions of additional resources may be sprinkled in with […]
WCTEO 2025 Highlights – Day One
The following are just some of the many highlights from day one of the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO). As with all of our posts capturing highlights of events, my interpretations and opinions may be sprinkled with the general information provided by the presenters. Power Hour Plus Ofer Lion, Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Jean Tom, […]
2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations
The 28th Annual Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), my #1 go-to conference every year for the past 19 years, will be held in Los Angeles on Thursday, February 27, and Friday, February 28. You can join a waitlist for the sold-out conference by emailing nonprofits@law.ucla.edu. The UCLA School of Law Lowell Milken Center for […]
WCTEO 2024 Highlights
The following are just some of the many highlights from the 2024 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO). Because of a change in the timing of the WCTEO from late fall to late winter, there was no conference in 2023, but that gave us a few more months of developments and events to discuss. The Latest […]
WCTEO 2022 Highlights
The following are some of the highlights from the 2022 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO). After a two-year hiatus from in-person meetings, It was great seeing and speaking with new and old friends and colleagues practicing, teaching, and writing in the area of nonprofit and exempt organizations law and accounting. Washington Update Attorney […]
2022 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations
The 26th Annual Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), my #1 go-to conference every year for the past 17 years, will be held at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, December 1, and Friday, December 2. You can register for this in-person conference jointly hosted by LMU Loyola Law School and UCLA […]
WCTEO 2021 Highlights
The following are some of the highlights from the 2021 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), with recognition that these just touch the surface and you’ll get so much more by attending: Lessons from Headlines Donor Advised Funds: Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act (ACE Act) – probably unlikely to be passed as a whole, but there are […]
WCTEO 2020 Highlights: Charitable Purpose in the 21st Century
The following are some of the highlights from the session on Charitable Purpose in the 21st Century at the 2020 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO): Historical context: Rev. Rul. 71-447: “All charitable trusts, educational or otherwise, are subject to the requirement that the purpose of the trust may not be illegal or contrary […]
2020 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO)
The 24th Annual Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), my #1 go-to conference every year for the past 15 years, will be held virtually on Thursday, December 3, and Friday, December 4. The conference will be focused on the unique issues of these times and, in light of Zoom fatigue, will be shorter in length […]