Resource Library

This article discusses steps your Nonprofit can take in order to prevent embezzlement.

"Charities and Not-for-Profits: Are You Ready for the New Anti-­spam Legislation?" A transcript of a live Q&A session from the Nonprofit Organizations Committee's special presentation on Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation.

This resource is a sample checklist of items to consider when using social media to promote a contest or other event.

407 Pro Bono Clinic. Includes sample checklists for pro bono client meetings and a nonprofit legal check-up intake form.

This interactive session will explore the intersection of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and pro bono, with a particular focus on how legal department leaders can develop pro bono programs to complement their companies’ CSR efforts and increase impact.

This panel will explore the emerging issues corporate boards are facing. This innovative program, presented by the National Association of Corporate Directors, will feature independent, non-executive directors of private and Fortune 500 companies. We will discover how the board is grappling with hot issues such as succession planning, board and management dynamics, strategy, performance, risk oversight, shareholder activism, innovation, and competitive disruption. The panelists will provide advice on how the general counsel's office can equip the board to stay ahead of the curve and provide effective oversight with the most cutting-edge governance practices.

This Top Ten is based on discussions with a few of the author's nonprofit general counsel friends, as well as his experience in working as outside counsel for organizations that recently hired new in-house counsel. While not comprehensive, it hits those important points to consider in your first weeks and months on the job.

This is a sample form 990 disclosure questionnaire for Board of Directors.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Nonprofit Organizations and Intellectual Property eGroups, addresses whether an employee can co-own Intellectual Property (IP) created for his/her employer, a nonprofit organization (NPO) in the United States.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses legal department staff and structure. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Nonprofit Organizations ACC Network.*