Nonprofit Governance
Nonprofits have legal issues like any other businesses – management, audits, employment matters, real estate, and tax compliance. And they also have matters unique to tax-exempt groups – including governance, fiduciary duties, membership voting, and conflict of interest matters.
Unlike other business entities, nonprofit corporations generally are governed by a board of directors and/or members. There are strict rules on what a board and members can and cannot do. We help you determine:
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- The structure of your board, including whether the board should be elected by members, self-perpetuating, or selected by an outside body
- The board’s composition, roles, responsibilities, and training
- Legal and fiduciary duties of directors
- Risk management, including advice on insurance, employment policies, and business procedures
- We also train executive staff and board members
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- The Duties of Nonprofit Directors
- Who Owns a Nonprofit
- Can the Executive Director (staff) Serve on the Board?
- Role of the Board vs. Role of the Executive Director (E.D.).
Compliance – General Counsel Services
We can serve as your attorneys on call to handle any legal issue that comes your way. Cullinane Law Group provides comprehensive advice and legal services for tax-exempt organizations. We are available to help with all of your legal needs as they arise. This may include adversarial proceedings, real estate, intellectual property, management, employment issues, insurance, contracts, and more. We work as an extension of your team, providing support to the entire organization, such as:
- Establish legal guidelines, procedures for monitoring and reporting
- Risk management such as indemnification policies and record-keeping
- Resolve board issues
- Board and staff training
- Create HR and employment policies
- Advise on governance issues and executive compensation
- Review contracts, tax forms and insurance coverage
- Create grant-making practices for foundations
- Earned revenue and commercial activities (including UBIT)
- International matters such as foreign compliance
- Legal audits and check-ups
- Fundraising law, gift planning and charitable solicitations
- Merger and acquisition of entities
- Structure profit/nonprofit hybrid entities
- Association membership
- Indemnification policies
- Insurance coverage
- Regulatory compliance and annual reporting
- Corporate practices and record-keeping
- And much more