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2011 Fundamental Five+ Nonprofit Capacity Training Series (Legal Workshop) Handouts


Ten Nonprofit Tips for Avoiding Legal Problems

Five Critical Actions Hawaii’s Nonprofits Should Review Now (2010) (PDF version)

Five Critical Actions Hawaii’s Nonprofits Should Review Now (2010) (html version w/active hyperlinks)

Establishing Guiding Documents and Memorializing Decisions

Identifying Your Decision Makers and Their Duties

Efficient Nonprofit Agenda Template (MS Word)

Efficient Nonprofit Minutes Template (MS Word)

Understanding Private Benefit and Private Inurement

“Insiders” and “Disqualified Persons” — Meaning and Protective Measures

Understanding Nonprofit “Members” and “Membership” For Hawaii Nonprofit Organizations

Supporting Organizations

Basic Tax Benefits by Exempt Organization Type

501(c)(3), 508, 509(a)(3), . . . What Do These Numbers Mean?

Lobbying and Political Intervention

Access for Justice (afj.org) provides excellent information on lobbying and political intervention. Here are a few links:

What is Lobbying?

When Does your Activity Become Lobbying?

Public Charities Can Lobby: Guidelines for 501(c)(3) Public Charities

Electing the 501(h) Expenditure Test

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