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Do you really know what lawyers do?
What do lawyers do for nonprofits? A lot of my clients came to me for the reasons you’d expect – something got hosed up, they received a scary lawyer-letter, they...
Should Your Minnesota Nonprofit Carry Workers Comp
I know, I know, a lot of Minnesota nonprofits don’t have workers comp. Say you don’t have any employees, only 1099 contractors. Or, everything is run by volunteers. Or, the...
Treat Your Nonprofit Idea Like Your Wedding
Planning a wedding, or a nonprofit idea, is often a ton of work (assuming you don’t decide to elope). There are a lot of factors to consider, and usually you...
THIS can hurt your chances at property tax exemption
In my home state of Minnesota, nonprofits can apply for property tax exemption if they use their real estate for mission delivery. Usually this is a faceless process, the nonprofit...
I Just Started a Nonprofit. What About Insurance?
This is a question I WISH more founders asked me! What kind of insurance do I need? (more…)
What the heck is a B-Corp?
When dealing with the idea of becoming a B-corp, a lot of the time the people I meet with have awesome ideas that just don’t need to be a nonprofit,...
Down With the Overhead Pie Chart!
You know what I'm talking about, the pie chart you see on annual reports from nonprofits all the time that show a lot of money going to "programs" and a...
Does the Board President Get Veto Power?
One of the things I've noticed in my years as the lawyer for nonprofits is the confusion people have about the board chair or board president role. Sometimes clients come...
What If Somebody Asks to See Our 990s?
So, you get a strange phone call at the office – somebody wants back copies of the organization's 990s. Feels a little invasive doesn't it? Or like…. what do they...
