This comprehensive course empowers association leaders with essential legal and financial knowledge to protect their organizations. Through focused modules, participants will learn how to maintain corporate status and governance, safeguard intellectual property—including volunteer-created content—and ensure financial compliance by mastering tax-exempt regulations and Form 990 transparency. Together, these insights help minimize risk, preserve creative assets, and uphold nonprofit integrity.
Developed with guidance from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Learning Objectives:
- Understand and implement best practices for maintaining corporate status and governance documents.
- Differentiate between types of intellectual property and develop strategies to protect association assets.
- Navigate tax exemption requirements, including UBIT considerations and Form 990 reporting.
- Identify and implement key governance policies recommended by the IRS.
- Develop strategies for managing volunteer and contractor contributions while protecting the association's interests.
- Recognize potential legal and financial pitfalls in association management and learn proactive measures to avoid them.
- Understand the importance of transparency and good governance in maintaining an association's legal and financial health.
- Insure that legal obligations for employers are observed.
- Maintain vigilance against violations of antitrust laws.
