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Legal Aspects of Fund Management
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Watch this video to be better informed on legal aspects of fund management.
Top 10 Tips for Navigating Red Flags Leading a Private Foundation
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This webinar will help you navigate the most common “red flags” as you lead your private foundation and stay out of any “danger zones!"
Staying Legal: The Pension Protection Act
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The webinar recording offers a thorough understanding of the Pension Protection Act and its implications for fund management.
Working with Difficult Wills and Trusts
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In this webinar you will learn about tricky estate plans and information on how to deal with difficult wills and trusts. It will also feature best practices for working with professional advisors to ensure their client’s charitable wishes can be accomplished.
Management Liability Insurance
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This webinar discusses the variety of management liability insurance coverages and issues that foundations need to consider in order to protect their board, their managers, and their organization’s assets.
Understanding the New Accounting Guidelines
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In this webinar you will learn the key elements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidelines and how these changes will affect your foundation’s reporting practices.
Nonprofit Works: Bureau of Labor Statistics Data on Nonprofit Employment & Wages
... to the Nonprofit Works interactive database of a full set of data on 2016 nonprofit employment, wages, and ...
IRS & Other Required Filings
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This webinar discusses the necessary state and federal forms finance staff must file. You will also hear the latest on federal tax reform and new taxes being implemented on foundations.
Tri-State CF Partnership Webinar: Staying Legal with Donor-Advised Funds and Scholarships
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The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) created many changes, particularly in the administration of donor-advised and scholarship funds. It is essential that any community foundation involved in these activities have a thorough understanding of the Pension Protection Act and its implications for fund management.
Public Policy Issues for Donor Advised Funds
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This webinar is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the key issues, proposals, and players for donor advised funds - the fastest growing giving vehicle in the country.
Fund Agreements-Best Practices
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This webinar will cover the key elements of a fund agreement, share ideas for creating fund agreements that work over time, and provide guidance on how to change a fund.
Indiana Attorney General's Office-Using Variance Power
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In this webinar the Indiana Attorney General's office will discuss the use of variance power and explain their role and how it relates to the work of community foundations.
Human Resources: Are You Legal? The Basics You Need to Know
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This webinar breaks down human resources into legal basics that are easy to understand and tips that are simple to implement.
Summit on Tobacco & Opioid Addiction for Indiana Funders
... Click on the YouTube Video below to watch the full video presentation. If you prefer to select which ... for more options. Reports Opioid Use in Indiana Full Report by Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation Executive ... M. Fairbanks Foundation Infographic Tobacco Use in Indiana Full Report by Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation Executive ...
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Conflict of Interest Policies and Disclosure Forms
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These sample disclosure forms ask individuals to list their affiliations with other entities that might potentially affect their independent decision making in order to identify potential conflicts of interest based on an expansive definition of affiliated persons.
Overtime Rules and Regulations
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This webinar will review new rules the U.S. Department of Labor announced for overtime pay that may affect some of your employees.
Starting a Gift Annuity Program
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In this webinar you will gain insight into the development, administration, and marketing of a charitable gift annuity program.
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Sample Conflict of Interest Policies
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The following sample conflict of interest policies are excerpted from The Non-Profit Answer Book: An Executive Director's Guide to Frequently Asked Questions from BoardSource.