by seton | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
While it just happened a couple of years ago, it is very fresh that Y Combinator, the top incubator in Silicon Valley has now opened its doors to charitable and social enterprises. Who would have thought that techies wanted to save the world too!...
by seton | Mar 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit handed down a pair of decisions in Girl Scouts of Manitou Council, Inc. (“GS Chapter”) v. Girl Scouts of the United States of America (“GS National”). In short, GS National determined that “realignment” was necessary...
by seton | Feb 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Legal audits can be very helpful for charities. We just finished an audit for a celebrity client of ours. Your Legal Audit should consider the following important factors: (1) Board Governance & Formality Compliance (2) Employment Policies and Procedures (3)...
by seton | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Guest post today courtesy of Deborah Sweeney, CEO of MyCorporation.com. Developing your dream 501(c)(3) nonprofit takes into consideration plenty of steps until it’s completed, starting with the incorporation process of preparing and filing your Articles of...
by seton | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
A donor potential may have a legitimate claim for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud against both the the organization and the individual members of the Board if a deduction taken by a donor were disallowed. In addition, even if the deduction were not disallowed, a...
