About Our Firm

About Our Firm

As an experienced advisor to nonprofits and social enterprises, we help our clients optimize their social impact.

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Attorneys

Attorneys

We are a team of dedicated attorneys driven by a shared passion: helping to make the world a better place.

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Practice Areas

Practice Areas

Our firm addresses legal issues for nonprofits and social enterprises in all phases of the business life cycle.

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Home Fundraising Compliance

Fundraising Compliance

We handle registrations for hundreds of nonprofits, fundraisers, and commercial co-venturers to insure they are in compliance.

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Seeking Tax-Exemption for a Name, Image and Likeness Collective (NIL)? What to Know.

Takeaways from the 2022 NAAG/NASCO Conference

Is Your Charity Engaged in Lobbying? Make Sure You Know the Rules!

Ten Key Components of a Nonprofit Fundraising Legal Audit

What are the Penalties for Making a Late Filing of CCV Registrations and Campaign Reports?

When are Religious Organizations Exempt from Charitable Registration?

New York State Legislature Considers Bills Requiring Diversity for Nonprofit Boards

Cyber Readiness - If it Ain’t Broke, You May Still Want to Fix It…

Are You Looking to Make an Impact? Consider a Program Related Investment

The 2021 NAAG/NASCO Virtual Conference – Noteworthy Issues for Nonprofits

New York Allows Virtual Membership Meetings

DAOs and the Nonprofit Sector - How Can they Work Together?

Protecting Charitable Interests in Trusts and Estates

California Enacts New Law to Regulate Charitable Fundraising Platforms

What Nonprofits Should Be Asking About Virtual Currency Regulation and Fundraising

Qualified Sponsorship Payments, UBIT, and Social Media – A Reminder For Nonprofits

What Can They Be Paid? Advising Charitable Organizations on Executive Compensation

Ethical Considerations in Providing Legal Advice to Nonprofits and their Boards

Should We Use a Fiscal Sponsorship for our Charitable Project?

Are You Paid to Solicit Charitable Contributions for a Charity? You May Need to Register as a Professional Fundraiser

Donor Match-Making - Legal Considerations for Matching Gift Campaigns

Private Operating Foundations: An Option for Hands-On Philanthropists

NFTs and Charities – What’s New and What Isn’t?

The Mayor’s Race and Nonprofits

Schedule B Disclosure Cases Head to the Supreme Court – Is Donor Privacy Threatened?

California Proposes Law to Regulate Online Fundraising Platforms

2021 - A Very Private New Year - Steps all Nonprofits Can Take

Nonprofits and the “March to Save America”– Lessons for Responsible Nonprofits

The 2020 NAAG/NASCO Virtual Conference - Noteworthy Issues for Nonprofits

Influencer Philanthropy and Social Media – What are the Rules, What are Best Practices?

What is the Difference between a Church and a Religious Organization?

Virtual Nonprofit Board and Member Meetings in the Time of COVID

We Won’t Get Fooled Again - Blackbaud Data Breach

Key Legal Issues in Corporate Partnerships

Charities with Large Endowments May Face Government and Public Scrutiny for Taking PPP Loans

Is it Time for a Cyber Risk Check-up?

Business Interruption Insurance for Nonprofits – Is COVID-19 Covered?

What the CARES Act Means for Faith-Based Organizations

The CARES Act - Affiliation Rules for Nonprofits and Faith Based Organizations

Charities' Response to COVID-19: A Guide to Using Endowment Funds for Emergency Purposes

Establishing a COVID-19 Charitable Assistance Program

Coronavirus and Your Event – What Happens if You Have to Cancel?

COVID-19 and Cyber-Readiness - Good Practices for Remote Work

Nonprofit "Parking Lot" Tax Is Repealed

PayPal Giving Fund Enters Multi-State Settlement to Ensure Transparency to Donors

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) - You are not California Dreamin'!

Public Charities, Lobbying Limits, and Affiliated 501(c)(4)s

Qualified Charitable Distributions from an IRA - It’s not too late!

Ripped from the Headlines – Lessons in Nonprofit Governance

The SHIELD Act – A New York State of Mind … and Privacy

Should Our Company Establish a Corporate Foundation?

Stop! Purchase of an Event Ticket with DAF Dollars Could Land You in Hot Water with the IRS

Sole Member Nonprofits Complicate Directors’ Fiduciary Duties

Advising Nonprofits on their Fundraising Strategy? You May Need to Register

The Hidden Engine Driving CSR? It’s the Nonprofit Sector…

Privacy Matters: A Website Privacy Policy is Good Governance

Impact Investing Term Sheets: How to Protect Mission in 2019 and Beyond (Podcast)

New York Outlaws Sole Member Not-for-Profit Corporations

From Startup to Growth Company – Five Factors For Success

Privacy Audit – Make it Your Organization’s New Year’s Resolution!

Startup Alert : Key Agreements Every Startup Should Have

Event Contracts for Nonprofits – When to Push Back

2018 NAAG/NASCO Conference - Update on the State Charity Regulatory Landscape

Incorporating Social Mission: Options for Social Entrepreneurs

Analysis of Tax Reform 2.0 from a Social Enterprise Perspective

Sixteen States Enter into Settlement Agreement with Charity Involved in Unlawful Cause Marketing Campaign

Nonprofits and Voter Engagement - Yes You Should!

Left In the Dark, IRS Moves to Limit Donor Transparency

Joint Cost Allocations Under Scrutiny by State Regulators: Avoid These Mistakes

Tandem Nonprofit & For-Profit Companies Must Walk Fine Line

GDPR is coming. Will your organization be ready?

Newman's Owns Gets a New Life

US Affiliates of Foreign NGOs – A Primer

IRS Declares War on Commercial Charities

2018 IRS Work Plan for Tax-Exempt Organizations Continues Focus on Data-Driven Oversight

Incorporating Social Mission - Options for Social Entrepreneurs

The Impact of Technology on Charities Regulation: Takeaways from the Annual NAAG/NASCO Conference

Why Delaware - The most popular state for new businesses and new nonprofits

What Public Schools Owe Students with Disabilities - A New Definition of an Old Standard

FTC/NASCO Conference on Consumer Protection and Charitable Solicitation Highlights a Rapidly Evolving Landscape

Shining a Light on Dark Money: Floodlight or Flashlight

Charities Can Lobby - But What Activities are Lobbying?

Cyber Security Insurance – A Must Have (that is hopefully never needed)

California Attorney General Issues Guidance on Charity Crowdfunding Platform Regulation

The First IPO of a Benefit Corporation – Will Laureate Turn the Tide?

IRS Says Benefit Corporations May Treat Payments to Charity as a Business Expense

Have you Reviewed your Solicitation Disclosures Lately?

Charity Auctions - Guidance for Nonprofits, Donors, and Attendees

The Ten Commandments of Cause Marketing Law

New York Court Upholds Governor Cuomo’s Arbitrary Restrictions on Executive Compensation

Moving Out Of New York

Political Activity and Nonprofits – 501(c)(3)s Beware!

The Supreme Court Upholds Race-Conscious Admissions Programs

IRS Denies Farmers Market Tax-Exempt Status

What will the CHARITY Act do for charity?

Are You Protected? Five Points to Include in Every Technology Agreement

It's 2016 – Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

Form 990-PF Filers Beware! The Tricky Double Negative of Part VII-B

Restricted Funds – Administrative Expenses are Sometimes Permissible

AG Provides Guidance for Conflict of Interest Policy Requirement under NPRA

State Charity Regulators Offer Tips on Internet and Social Media Fundraising

A Simple 'Thank You' Won't Do - Documenting Charitable Contributions

Tips for Whistleblower Policy Compliance in New York

When funds go missing - what can you do, what must you do?

Standards of Civility – It’s a Lawyer’s Duty

Steal This Privacy Policy…

Defining the Terms of a Terms of Use

Governor Cuomo Signs New York Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013

Faster but Tougher - IRS Review Focuses on Private Benefit and Commerciality

When is a Fiscal Sponsorship a “Mere Conduit”?

Sending Email to Canada? Think First. Canada’s Anti-Spam Law Requires Prior Consent in Many Cases

Trends in Fundraising & Cause Marketing – Local and Grassroots Engagement

Volunteer workers –what is your liability?

Privacy Audits: A Practical Approach to Privacy

Social Media and Online Marketing for Nonprofits: A Legal Perspective

IRS Continues Amnesty Program for Misclassified Workers

IRS Says Agreement With For-Profit Won’t Jeopardize Nonprofit Group’s Exempt Status

Website Solicitation

Why You Should Care about the Duty of Care

Fundraising Compliance in Mergers & Acquisitions

The Mending Wall - Technology Contracts for Nonprofits

Commission on Accountability & Policy for Religious Organizations Issues Report

DOL Worker Classification Enforcement Initiative is possible landmine for Nonprofits

Canada Creates a New Hybrid Legal Form for Social Enterprise

New York Attorney General Issues Guidance on Cause Marketing Practices

Three Denials - IRS draws the line between business and charity

Fiscal Cliff Legislation – Good or Bad for Nonprofits?

Charity Navigator Dismisses Use of Joint Cost Allocations

New York City Bites the Hand that Feeds It

Court of Appeals Ruling on Campaign Donor Disclosures by 501(c)(4)s