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Nonprofits
Guide
12/08/21
Revenue Generating Activities for Nonprofits
This publication discusses legal issues that may arise when a tax-exempt organization engages in revenue-generating activities, including income tax considerations, mitigating liability, structuring options, and taking on investors. This publication is intended to provide an overview of issues an organization should consider before launching a new revenue-generating activity.
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Template/Sample Form
12/08/21
Annotated Form of Records Management and Retention Policy
This form is designed to assist nonprofit organizations seeking to adopt or amend a Records Management and Retention Policy and the pro bono attorneys who represent them. The form is annotated with explanatory endnotes, including citations to applicable laws, alternatives, and recommended practices.
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Guide
12/07/21
Anatomy of a Fundraiser: A Legal Guide for Charitable Fundraising In California
This publication addresses various legal issues associated with fundraising under California and federal law, including required corporate and tax filings, acknowledging donations, managing employees and volunteers at fundraising events, contracts with vendors, unrelated business income tax, charity auctions, commercial co-ventures, and gambling.
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Appendix
12/03/21
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Appendix 3 – DPH Actions to Increase Access to Safe Sidewalk Vending in LA
Appendix 3 – DPH Actions to Increase Access to Safe Sidewalk Vending in LA. Despite the landmark effort to legalize sidewalk vending in California, little-known and poorly designed food laws…
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Executive Summary
12/03/21
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: How Food Regulations Starve Sidewalk Vendors of Opportunity and What Can Be Done to Finish the Legalization of Street Food (Executive Summary)
Executive Summary of Report. Despite the landmark effort to legalize sidewalk vending in California, little-known and poorly designed food laws still make it functionally illegal for most vendors to sell…
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Report
12/03/21
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: How Food Regulations Starve Sidewalk Vendors of Opportunity and What Can Be Done to Finish the Legalization of Street Food
Despite the landmark effort to legalize sidewalk vending in California, little-known and poorly designed food laws still make it functionally illegal for most vendors to sell food.
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