A Collection of Venable's Nonprofit Legal Articles, Presentations, and Recorded Webinars from the Fourth Quarter of 2015

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Venable's Nonprofit Organizations Practice is pleased to share below these articles, presentations, and recorded webinars by our attorneys. These quarterly digests are a collection of our most interesting and useful materials to help your organization as you tackle the always-challenging array of legal issues facing nonprofits. In case you missed it, please click here for the Collection of Venable's Nonprofit Legal Articles, Presentations, and Recorded Webinars from the Third Quarter of 2015.


To read or listen to any of these articles, presentations, or recorded webinars or interviews, please click on the title.

New Federal Tax Deal Brings a Few Early Holiday Gifts for the Tax-Exempt Community (Article)

Federal Grant & Contract News for Nonprofits - December 2015 (Article)

A Breach Can Happen to You (or Already Has, and You Just Don't Know It Yet): How Nonprofits Can Best Manage Cybersecurity Risk (Presentation) (Recorded Webinar)

The New IRS Proposal on Substantiation Requirements for Charitable Contributions: What Could It Mean for Nonprofits? (Article)

U.S. Supreme Court to Provide Guidance on "Implied Certification" False Claims Act Liability: What Does This Mean for Nonprofits? (Article)

New Requirement for DC Nonprofits: DC's Employer Transit Benefit Ordinance to Take Effect January 1, 2016 (Article)

Common Plan Failures and Correcting Plan Errors with IRS and/or DOL Correction Programs (Presentation)

Charitable Solicitation and Associations (Article)

Federal Grant & Contract News for Nonprofits - November 2015 (Article)

Credibility: Evaluating Allegations and Reporting Requirements for Nonprofit Federal Grantees (Presentation)

Proposed Changes to the FLSA's White-Collar Exemption Criteria: What Nonprofits Need to Know about the Current Rules, Where Things Are Heading, and How to Avoid Employee Classification Traps and Pitfalls (Presentation) (Recorded Webinar)

Third Annual Nonprofit Executive Summit: Bringing Nonprofit Leaders Together to Discuss, Legal, Finance, Tax, and Operational Issues Impacting the Sector (Presentation)

Association Newsmakers: Negotiating CEO and Executive Contracts (Recorded Interview)

Establishing a Compliance System to Address the New Ethics Requirements: Common Pitfalls for Nonprofit Federal Grant Recipients (Presentation)

Thumbs Down – NLRA's Expansion in the Workplace Continues with Appellate Affirmance of Facebook "Like" Case: The Implications for Nonprofit Employers (Article)

Ask the Nonprofit Lawyer: Everything You Wanted to Know about Nonprofit Copyrights and Trademarks (Presentation) (Recorded Webinar)

Election-Year Advocacy for Nonprofits: Getting Your Legal Playbook Ready (Presentation)

Federal Grant & Contract News for Nonprofits - October 2015 (Article)

Revitalizing Our Cities – How Foundations and Grantmakers Can Invest in a Better Economic Future (Presentation)

Top Ten (Actually Eleven) Copyright and Trademark Tips for Nonprofits (Article)

Antitrust Immunity for State Licensing Boards: Recent Developments Following the North Carolina Dental Decision (Article)

Thriving Amid Turmoil and Change: What All Nonprofits Can Learn from Nonprofit Turnarounds (Presentation) (Recorded Webinar)

Liability for Content Posted by Third Parties: How to Protect Your Nonprofit (Presentation)

Public Day Review: Highlights of the State Charity Regulator 2015 NAAG/NASCO Annual Conference (Article)

Payment Processing for Charities Engaged in Fundraising under Government Scrutiny (Article)

FTC Continues Focus on Antitrust Violations in Association Codes of Ethics (Article)


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