Small Business and Nonprofit News
Webinar: Intellectual Property Essentials - Identify, Protect, and Profit from Your Innovation (Part 2)
Part 2 of a webinar on protecting your name, brand identity, design, and other intellectual property.
Webinar: On-Boarding New Employees
When onboarding new employees, nonprofit organizations should be aware of the numerous federal and local law requirements. It is equally important to make sure your nonprofit is complying with the requirements of the D.C. Wage Theft Prevention Act. Join Alex Malson and Allison Fepelstein, with the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, to learn how these legal issues can be addressed as part of your employee onboarding process.
Podcast: Just Say No? A Podcast about Accepting Year-End Gifts
With many donors engaged in end-of-year giving, now is the time to think about your nonprofit’s gift acceptance policies and practices. In this podcast, we discuss the IRS requirements for accepting and dating charitable contributions; special considerations surrounding non-cash contributions; and what nonprofits should include when sending donors acknowledgements of their gifts.
Podcast: Safe Spaces - Maintaining a Safe and Open Work Environment
Join Cynthia W. Boyle, General Counsel-Employment at Willis Towers Watson a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company and Regina Hopkins, Assistant Director at the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center for a podcast on creating and maintaining a safe work environment. Now more than ever, understanding best practices and helpful solutions for creating a healthy work culture and office environment is extremely critical.
Podcast: Managing Conflicts of Interest - How to Keep the IRS Happy
The audio for the 2017 podcast on managing conflicts.
Webinar: Fiscal Sponsorship - Leveraging Your Organization's Creativity & Energy
This webinar discusses the key IRS requirements, the non-delegable duties of sponsors and projects, and considerations for drafting a written fiscal sponsorship agreement.
Podcast: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - A Conversation about Providing Performance Feedback to Employees
This podcast takes a hard look and the challenges and solutions facing professionals tasked with providing performance feedback to employees.
Legal Alert: New Form I-9
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new version of Form I-9 on July 17, 2017, replacing the previous revision issued on November 14, 2016. Employers may use the older version of the form until September 18, 2017, at which time they must switch over to the new version. Failure to use the new form beginning September 19 could result in significant fines—which doubled on August 1, 2017—and other penalties
Podcast: The Future is Now - The Strategic Planning Process for Your Nonprofit
The audio for the 2017 podcast on strategic planning.
Podcast: Record Retention for Nonprofits
The audio for the 2017 podcast on record retention policies.
Podcast: When Board Members Don't Attend Board Meetings
The audio for the 2017 podcast on board meeting attendance.
Legal Alert: The Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016
This alert discusses the Fair Credit in Employment Amendment Act of 2016 which amends the D.C. Human Rights Act to prohibit employers from discriminating against prospective and current employees based on their credit information.
Nonprofits, Don't Forget Your Biennial Report!
April 1st is the deadline for nonprofits to file their Biennial Report, Form BRA-25, with the D.C. Government's Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA). Every nonprofit is required to file a biennial report the April 1st immediately following the year the organization was incorporated, and every two years thereafter. Depending on the year in which your nonprofit was formed, you may have to file the report on even-numbered or odd-numbered years.