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April 16, 2020
Resource Type: Articles
Engage: Inspiring Voter Participation and Engagement
(download The Political Risk issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) Elected officials have a direct influence on fundamental issues related to our quality of life. These issues encompass everything from the minimum wage to the availability of funding for community-supported programs, from...
Topics: General
April 16, 2020
Resource Type: Articles, Risk eNews
Politics and Vigilance: Election-Year Risks and Your Nonprofit
(download The Political Risk issue of Risk Management Essentials, here.) NRMC is grateful to attorney Cindy Lewin, Partner and co-chair of the Nonprofit Organizations practice at Venable, for speaking with us about some of the risks that nonprofit organizations face during an election...
Topics: General
April 16, 2020
Resource Type: Risk Management Essentials
The Political Risk Issue
Spring 2020 Download PDF
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Election Year Risks
Avoid these Campaign Pitfalls Most nonprofit managers are aware that a charity may not directly campaign for, or against, a candidate for public office. The penalty is severe — loss of tax-exempt status. However, there is often confusion about related...
Topics: General
December 2, 2016
Resource Type: Articles
Love that Web Site… but not the links to information about political candidates
Here’s a REMINDER to all public charities and churches: A link to a political candidate’s web site from a nonprofit’s web site may violate federal law. IRS regulations allow 501(c)(3) nonprofits to engage in limited “voter education” activities, such as...
Topics: General