Most nonprofit organizations involve volunteers in governance, fundraising, and many forms of direct service delivery. Volunteers can offer many benefits to the organization, but can also raise significant legal issues. Volunteers are not inherently riskier than employees, but it is important to identify the critical legal issues that arise from volunteer participation, if it is not managed well.
An Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector: A Practical Approach for the 21st Century is an introductory text on the nonprofit sector and nonprofit organizations.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:30-2:30 PM ET
Financially squeezed nonprofits often seek to generate new revenue through new business ventures. But such efforts can carry serious legal, as well as economic, risks. This webinar will explore the unrelated business income tax (“UBIT”), how to define it, how to avoid it, and how to deal with the consequences of having “too much” of it.



