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Board Resources
- Board Members 101 for New Nonprofits
- Finding the Right Board Members for Your Nonprofit
- Top 5 Mistakes of Boards
- Helping Your Board at Every Stage
- So you want a lawyer on your board . . .
- Dangers of using a free attorney
- Proactively manage board conflict
- Can you Remove a Board Member? | Tips from a Nonprofit Attorney
- Let the Good Deed Go Unpunished: Avoiding Nonprofit Board Liability
- Inattentive Board Personally Liable for $2.25M
- Boards Are Better With An Audacious & Sagacious Rabble-Rouser
Nonprofit Startups and New Nonprofits
- Seven Questions to Know if you are Ready to Start a Nonprofit
- Everything You Need to Know About Starting A Nonprofit
- Board Members 101 for New Nonprofits
- Finding the Right Board Members for Your Nonprofit
- Which Kind of Tax Exempt Status is Right for Your Organization?
- What’s the difference between a public charity and a private foundation?
- Does my church need a 501c3?
- Obtaining your State Tax Exemptions
- Charitable Class: What is it and how can you ensure you are serving one?
- Should my Nonprofit have Members? | What to Consider As You Decide
- Robo Forms: One Size Does NOT Fit All
- Are EZ Charities Really Easy? Yes… and No
- New “EZ” Charities are Second Class?
- Nonprofit Bylaws Basics | What to Include & Common Mistakes
- Charitable Solicitation Registration
- Top 3 Mistakes New Nonprofits Make
- The “Feeding and Care” of your Nonprofit Organization: Filing Requirements
- Translating Nonprofit “Legalese:” The Basics
- Want to fundraise for your nonprofit legally?
- In-Kind Donations 101
- What to Include When Writing a Donation Acknowledgement
- Can I make my nonprofit my full-time job?
Tax Exemption and Deductions
- What You Need to Know About Tax Exemption and Deductions
- Obtaining your State Tax Exemptions
- How can I get 501(c)(3) status back for my nonprofit after losing it? | Reinstatements for nonprofit organizations
- Where Can My Nonprofit Get Discounts and Tax Exemptions?
- Are tax deductions allowed for restricted donations?
- Can My Donor Take a Tax Deduction for In-Kind Donations?
- Putting Your Organization’s Tax-Exempt Status in Danger: Private benefit, private inurement and excess benefit transactions
- Fixing the Charitable Property Tax Catch-22
Donations and Fundraising
- Charitable Solicitation Registration
- Want to fundraise for your nonprofit legally?
- In-Kind Donations 101
- Fiscal Sponsorships: Get the benefits of a charity without being one
- Fiscal Sponsorship Program
- Can My Donor Take a Tax Deduction for In-Kind Donations?
- What to Include When Writing a Donation Acknowledgement
- Are tax deductions allowed for restricted donations?
- Pitfall Season for Cause Marketing
Litigation and Conflict
- Proactively manage board conflict
- Can you Remove a Board Member? | Tips from a Nonprofit Attorney
- Nonprofit Lawsuits: Stages & What to Expect
- When is it time for my nonprofit to sue someone? | Options for Handling Conflict from Demand Letters to Litigation
- Resolving Conflict Between the Board of Directors and Nonprofit Members
Mergers, Reorganizations and Closures
- Moving Forward with Nonprofit Mergers, Reorganizations and Closures
- Types of Nonprofit Collaborations: Mergers, Joint Ventures & Partnerships
- Could a Merger actually help your nonprofit?
- So You’ve Decided to Merge Two Nonprofits…
- Undoing a nonprofit merger
- How Do You Reorganize A Nonprofit?
- How to Update Your Nonprofit’s Name, Move to Another State, and Other Changes
- Signs It’s Time to Close Your Nonprofit
- How Do You Close a Nonprofit?
- Deepening Insolvency in Nonprofits: Will your Board Be Personally Liable?
- Nonprofit Insolvency 101: What to do if Your Nonprofit Owes More Than They Own
- What is Receivership and How can it Impact my Nonprofit?
- Five Key Things to Keep in Mind if Your Nonprofit is involved in a Receivership Case
Tips for Leaders from our Lawyers
- The “Feeding and Care” of your Nonprofit Organization: Filing Requirements
- Nonprofit Bylaws Basics | What to Include & Common Mistakes
- Three tips to keep your nonprofit compliant
- A Nonprofit Attorney’s Advice for Nonprofits Preparing for a Recession: How to Ensure Your Nonprofit Survives and Thrives During Hard Times
- Moving from Starving to Thriving
- Working with Vulnerable Populations? Our Nonprofit Attorneys Recommend These Documents and Policies
- Employee Handbooks for Nonprofits
- Proactively manage board conflict
- Adoption Agreements & Other Documents for Nonprofits who Work with Animals
- 10 Documents and Policies Church Leaders Should Know
- Why Outcomes Matter
- New Year Brings Internal Assessments for Nonprofits
HR and Business
- A Nonprofit Attorney’s Advice for Nonprofits Preparing for a Recession: How to Ensure Your Nonprofit Survives and Thrives During Hard Times
- Can I make my nonprofit my full-time job?
- Time to Exercise My Manager Muscles
- Charities Should Use Caution when Pursuing “Business” Activities
- Employee Handbooks for Nonprofits
- Beware: New Overtime Rules Apply to Most Nonprofits
- Correcting Public Charity Misconceptions: Rent
- Non-Profits and QSEHRA – The new healthcare option for small employers
- Blocker corporation: Avoiding UBIT for nonprofit business activities
- Major Considerations For Nonprofits in a (Post?) COVID-19 World
- Revenue down due to COVID-19? Make Your Insurance Claim. Really.
Charitable Allies Success Stories
- Starting a Nonprofit with Charitable Allies | The Cooper House Testimonial
- Local Nonprofit Law Firm Helps Over 1000 Charities Nationwide
- Alex and Andy: Running a Nonprofit with an Ally
- Success Story: Soma Family of Churches
- Success Story: Ascent 121
- Success Story: The Villages of Indiana
- Success Story: ESEA Network
- The Village School of Louisville Success Story
- Charitable Allies’ Work Highlighted by NCAA Executive
- The Indiana Lawyer Honors Up and Coming Lawyers (2018)
