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21    Maintaining Legal Compliance

21.1    : Why nonprofits must follow federal, state, and local laws
21.1.1    : What is legal compliance?
21.1.2    : How do you determine what laws to follow? Who in the org oversees this?
21.1.3    : Challenging the law, civil disobedience and nonprofits
21.1.4    Fighting for vs. fighting against laws
 

21.2    : State Law – Know where to go
21.2.1    : Role of Secretary of State and Attorney General
21.2.2    Anti-Discrimination, Marriage Equality, and Protected Classes
21.2.3    : How to find out what laws your state has for nonprofits
21.2.4    : Organizations that operate in more than one state
 

21.3    : Local Laws – City/County/Territory/Tribal
21.3.1    : Role of local authorities
21.3.2    : How to find out what laws pertain to your organization
21.3.3    : Why legal reviews are necessary
 

21.4    : Structuring a Review
21.4.1    : Organizing a review
21.4.2    : Approaches to conducting a review in nonprofits with 0-5 staff members
21.4.3    : Approaches to conducting a review in nonprofits with 5-25 staff members
21.4.4    : Approaches to conducting a review with designated compliance officers and/or general counsel
21.4.5    : Approaches to conducting a review in organizations that operate internationally
 

21.5    : Using the results
21.5.1    : Sharing the results with the board
21.5.2    : Using the results for greater effectiveness
 
Attachments:
Attachment 21A Checklist of Compliance with Selected Legal, Regulatory, and Financial Reporting Requirements for Nonprofits
Attachment 21B Compliance Issues Related to Key Terms in Attachment A
Attachment 21C IRS Form 990 Governance and Management Policy Compendium