Have you ever thought about how great it would be to help represent your favorite local nonprofit? Would you like to volunteer as a board member? Have you dreamed for years about starting your own nonprofit to help injured animals?

Understanding Nonprofit Law

This is a great CLE course if you want to learn how to help your local youth sports league or community groups like the PTA – or if you’re finally ready to start your own nonprofit.

An attorney with a passion for representing nonprofits, Nikki Semanchik provides practical guidance on this robust and rewarding area of law. In this comprehensive overview, Nikki will address the legal issues that are common to many nonprofits – including formation considerations , applying for tax exemption from the IRS, annual compliance requirements, directors & officers and tax matters common to many nonprofits. To access the course click here: Nonprofit Law.

These topics are also covered:

* Common nonprofit myths

* Public charities vs. private foundations

* Incorporation

* Bylaws

* Protecting the 501(c)(3) exemption

* 1023 vs. 1023EZ forms

* Governance issues

* Private inurement

* UBIT

Nikki Semanchik is the Founding Attorney of Semanchik Law Group, a business and nonprofit firm located in San Diego, California. In addition to assisting nonprofit organizations with formation, compliance and governance, she also represents for profit businesses on a wide variety of matters.

This CLE course is offered in the following states:

* Alaska (AK)

* Arizona (AZ)

* California (CA)

* Connecticut (CT)

* District of Columbia (DC)

* Illinois (IL)

* Maryland (MD)

* Massachusetts (MA)

* Michigan (MI)

* Missouri (MO)

* New Hampshire (NH)

* New Jersey (NJ)

* New York (NY)

* North Dakota (ND)

* Pennsylvania (PA)

* South Dakota (SD)

Attorney Credits offers CLE for attorneys in California and around the country. For more information about CLE in California please click the following link: CA CLE.