Nonprofit Executive Director

The lifeblood of any nonprofit organization is the ability to raise necessary funds to operate the programs and work towards attaining the purposes of the organization. As an Executive Director, you need to be familiar with obtaining funds through all sources possible, and the potential impacts on your organization. FPLG Attorneys understand the intricacies, including maintenance of an appropriate public support percentage, unrelated business income (UBI), and many other mechanisms that fund nonprofit organizations, and can help you understand your responsibilities.

Almost all tax-exempt nonprofit organizations must complete and file yearly informational tax returns. Unlike their “for-profit” counterparts, these informational returns require additional governance and management reporting as well. Charity regulators, donors, and other nonprofit organizations are paying attention to these filings, so it’s important for you to understand what must be reported, as well as how best to report what is being asked.

Employment related conflicts are one of the largest areas of risk nonprofit organizations face. The more detailed and memorialized an organization’s manuals, contracts, and human resource materials are, the less likely an organization is to face a labor related action, from either an employee or from state regulators. As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a nonprofit organization, the responsibility for mitigating these risks is your responsibility, and we can help you put an employment plan in place.

Nonprofit organizations enter into various contracts just as often as their “for-profit” business counterparts do, and they pose the same level of risk as well. FPLG’s Attorneys can assist your organization in drafting or reviewing agreements including service agreements, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, independent contractor agreements, employment agreements, and others.

As any organization grows, an understanding of how best to protect the organization’s intellectual property rights becomes critically important. Rights to be evaluated and protected include trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, and patents. FPLG Attorneys can assist you in determining when to apply for registration of these rights with both federal and state agencies.