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I deliver the information sessions listed below to nonprofit boards of directors, nonprofit managers, or other interested groups (including other attorneys). My Lexington, Kentucky conference room has the capacity to hold eight people during a presentation, or I will travel to meet with your group at your location. To schedule a presentation, click here and tell me which presentation you need. Pricing information is at the bottom of this page.
Length of Presentation: Each presentation can be delivered in a half day (generally three hours). The presentation itself takes 90 minutes, leaving additional time for questions specific to your organization’s situation. These are introductions to the subject matter and are designed to help the audience understand the benefits of gaining more knowledge in each area.
 Conley Salyer, Attorney
The presentations available are: 1. Planning your new nonprofit organization. It takes more than just filing the articles of incorporation to create a viable nonprofit. Learn how to approach the creation in a way that will sustain the organization into the future. Logic modeling is an important part of this session. Schedule this session. 2. First Do No Harm: What Business Lawyers Need to Know to Represent a Nonprofit Organization. For attorneys who are asked to represent nonprofits but know little about the applicable law, this overview of the subject will help them become oriented and to know what to ask and where to turn for help. Schedule this session. 3. Organizational improvement – a quality approach. High functioning organizations are not accidents – they are created through the utilization of systems that support each other: leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, performance measurement, human resource optimization, operational systems, and results. Moving your organization up the performance ladder requires more than a policies manual. Schedule this session. 4. Lobbying and political activities. Permissible lobbying and political activities vary depending upon what type of nonprofit organization undertakes them and by the sources of the organization’s funding. This presentation delves into those differences to help your organization stay within the law and preserve its tax-exempt status. Schedule this session. 5. Fundraising considerations. State and local fundraising requirements are discussed and the Internet as a fundraising tool is brought into focus. This presentation addresses the legal considerations surrounding fundraising activities; it is not a “how to raise funds” session. Schedule this session. 6. Gifts to nonprofits. What and how much is deductible as a gift to a nonprofit organization? What forms do gifts take in addition to cash? What records must the individual keep and the nonprofit provide? What records must the nonprofit keep? Schedule this session. 7. For-profit business activities by nonprofits. Learn what types of activities generate income that is taxable to the nonprofit. Learn whether undertaking such activities is wise or may jeopardize the organization’s tax-exempt status. Learn how to avoid jeopardy situations while still conducting the desired activity. Schedule this session. 8. Joint ventures involving nonprofit organizations. When nonprofit organizations team up with other nonprofits or with for-profit entities, the ramifications regarding taxability and loss of tax-exempt status are huge. Get an overview to better understand how to approach these situations. Schedule this session. 9. Robert's Rules of Order. Most organizations conduct business under Robert's Rules of Order without a solid understanding of the basic concepts and procedures that the rules are built upon. This introdutory course gives all board members (or general members) an overview of the methdos and myths surrounding the fair and efficient conduct of meetings. Schedule this session. 10. Name your own topic. If there is a nonprofit topic not listed that you would like to learn more more about, write me and tell me what your interests and needs are.
To schedule a presentation, click here and tell me which presentation you need. Pricing Information
These presentations are delivered free of charge within 100 miles of Lexington, Kentucky. For presentations further from Lexington than 100 miles, the fee is $250 for the first day, $500 per day thereafter, plus travel expenses. For example, a presentation made in Kansas City, Missouri would involve a minimum of two days for travel, presentation, and return travel. The cost would be $750 plus airline fare, meals, one night’s hotel accommodations, and ground transportation in Kansas City. For locations close enough to Lexington to be reached using my own vehicle (but more than 100 miles away), the mileage charge is the federal rate (currently 58.5 cents per mile). All charges are agreed upon in writing prior to presentation to avoid confusion. The purpose of this site is to give you legal information. However, no attorney-client relationship is created by your use of this site or any of its features, including the "Contact Us" section. Because legal advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case and laws are constantly changing, you should seek the assistance of competent legal counsel for specific legal advice. |
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