Advising Nonprofit Organizations 2017

Topics:
  • Access to Justice

Why You Should Attend

Nonprofits are under heightened scrutiny to account for their management and fiduciary practices, and managing a nonprofit has become increasingly complex. This program is designed to examine federal and state laws and regulations affecting nonprofits, as well as new challenges and practical solutions for overcoming those challenges.

What You Will Learn

Best practices for good governance
How to handle ethical issues that can arise for lawyers serving on nonprofit boards
Crisis management for nonprofit organizations
Intellectual property issues for tax exempt organizations
Update on New York's nonprofit revitalization act
The future of state and federal enforcement initiatives and nonprofit self-defense strategies

Who Should Attend

This program is for attorneys interested in learning more about nonprofit law, as well as those who concentrate on such issues as a substantial part of their practice. The program is also valuable for in-house counsel at nonprofit organizations and attorneys who serve on boards of directors.

Cost: $595*

*Scholarship Available
PLI's Scholarship/Financial Hardship Policy: Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are available to pro bono attorneys, judges, judicial law clerks, law professors, attorneys 65 or older, lawyers, law students, librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit organizations, legal services organizations or government agencies, and unemployed attorneys and others with financial hardships.
 

  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE-NY Credits Credit Status: Approved Transitional: Newly admitted NY attorneys CAN earn ethics, professional practice, law practice management, and skills credits in this format. Total Credits: 8.00 Ethics: 1.00 Professional Practice: 7.00 CLE-NJ Credits Credit Status: Approved Total Credits: 8.40 Ethics: 1.20 General: 7.20
  • Contact:
    Cia de Lawrence
    Practising Law Institute
    212-824-5705
  • Website: www.pli.edu
  • Attachment(s): Scholarship_Application_2016.pdf