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  • Creating Association ROI Through Volunteer Training: A Strategic Approach to Volunteer Training is a guide for nonprofit organizations to create or strengthen a volunteer program that "taps effectively into the diverse skills, knowledge and energy of your volunteers" by creating a learning journey for your volunteers. It covers:

  • A group of 1,500 nonprofits recently sent a letter to members of Congress seeking policy solutions to address ongoing challenges charitable nonprofits are facing because of the pandemic and because of workforce shortages.
  • The segregation of duties essentially boils down to assigning different personnel to different steps in the processes of managing the nonprofit's money. The premise of this practice is that, the more people involved in the management of assets, the less likely for there to be instances of theft or fraud when compared to one individual possessing near complete control over a process.

  • How can you optimize your audit? We will provide a deep dive into the audit process and how non profits can prepare for their audit as efficiently and effectively as possible. This program will help streamline your back of house operations so that resources can remain focused on the non profits core mission.

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  • Societal structures exist in America that enable healthy lives for some and unhealthy lives for others. Leaders are uniquely positioned to drive social movement in the communities they serve. They are also charged with investing in their talent and removing barriers to healthy living within their organizations. Total rewards programs have come a long way for many nonprofits, and yet, one major area where health inequities still exist is in health benefits plan design.

  • This beginning level workshop offers participants an opportunity to delve into fundamental issues associated with contract management and administration in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit attorney, Kristy Cook of Mod Law Firm, brings her near decade experience in nonprofit law and management to this session with the goal of teaching nonprofit attendees to: 

  • This session will review recent, temporary changes to federal tax law that can help nonprofits increase both their small and large contributions from individual donors. It will also cover types of fundraising options for nonprofits, including commercial co-ventures, donor-advised funds, and corporate sponsorships.

    Disclaimer: This recording is from the 2021 Nonprofit Legal Compliance Workshop, hosted on September 15, 2021. Some laws and rules may have changed since that date.

  • With COVID-19 cases rising again in North Carolina, nonprofits continue to deal with a variety of legal and liability issues stemming from the pandemic.

  • Several recent media stories have brought negative attention to nonprofit organizations. In this session, we will discuss the compliance issues that gave rise to each story and ways that nonprofits can mitigate possible reputational harm.

    Disclaimer: This recording is from the 2021 Nonprofit Legal Compliance Workshop, hosted on September 15, 2021. Some laws and rules may have changed since that date.

  • Under Internal Revenue Code 4958, the IRS prohibits public charity 501(c)(3) organizations from using their income or assets to benefit private interests (e.g. an individual or a for-profit entity) in monetary or non-monetary ways. There are three categories of legal rules that govern a public charity's private benefit issues: the private benefit doctrine, the private inurement doctrine, and excess benefit transaction rules.

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