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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed into law the Non-profit Revitalization Act of 2013. The provisions of the Act are generally effective on July 1, 2014.

Most organizations strive to recruit members for their Boards that have a variety of skills that can be put to use for the benefit of the organization.

For those of you who have not had the experience, allow me to share with you the magic of doing a "build" with Habitat for Humanity.

For the past three years, Proskauer's Washington, D.C. office has served a gourmet holiday meal to resident visitors at the Fisher House located near the VA Medical Center.

A few tax considerations are at play if one is donating an interest in a GP or management company, warn tax experts Dahlia Doumar and Carl Merino.

The Internal Revenue Service recently completed its Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Compliance Project.

Generally, the proposed regulations are more flexible and practical than the rules previously suggested by the IRS in Notice 2007-62 and also than what was expected by many practitioners.

Companies with employees in the Southern California area have several tax-advantageous alternatives when providing employees with disaster relief. This alert outlines the more common relief programs available under IRS guidance.

Another related case, Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Harris, is currently pending in the Ninth Circuit.

In January, there were some particularly important developments with respect to whistleblower protections in connection with federal grants and contracts, as well as Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") information on the second fiscal cliff deadline and how executive agencies should begin preparing for the worst. Because of the importance of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") compliance, we also include information about FCPA compliance guidance issued late last year by the U.S. Departme

A recent report by the Council of the Inspectors General (IGs) highlighted federal grant fraud as one of the top challenges that federal IGs must deal with in the years to come.

October 2014 saw several court decisions with notable implications for federal nonprofit grant recipients.

Two major developments affecting nonprofits this year have been the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) adoption of large-scale changes to the uniform rules governing Federal grants, known as the "Super Circular," and President Obama's use of Executive Orders to impose new requirements on Federal contractors, including nonprofits.

Earlier this summer, the former chief of staff for the Illinois Department of Public Health was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for obstruction of justice and accepting kickbacks or bribes...

Political Action Committees (PACs), in an increasingly competitive fundraising environment, are always searching for innovative and creative ways to fundraise.

In an ongoing effort by the State of Illinois and the granting community to streamline the grant reporting and monitoring processes, the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act, 30 ILCS 708 (GATA) was created.

With the federal government cutting meeting attendance, what are the legal implications that associations may face?