Second to none in critical legal information for enhancing theresults of charitable fund-raisers in the new millennium
As the competition for gifts grows increasingly intense in the newmillennium, managers and fund-raisers for charitable organizationsmust learn how to work with tax and business law to optimize theirreturn. Written by the leading legal authority on the lawregulating charitable fund-raising, this companion to theindispensable First Legal Answer Book for Fund-Raisers providesmore accessible approaches to understanding federal and state lawsand offers additional solutions to enhance an organization's wealthand effectiveness. Bruce Hopkins clearly explains to fund-raisersthe pertinent aspects of the law, enabling them to dramaticallyincrease funding without legal missteps. He also thoroughly detailsthe steps needed to solve the fund-raiser's most pressing legalheadaches, including the troublesome intermediate sanctions rules,property valuation issues, the gift substantiation rules,disclosure requirements, estate planning, the securities andantitrust laws, IRS audits, and much more.
This book provides critical answers to fund-raisers' questions suchas: * How do the intermediate sanctions rules apply tofund-raisers? * What are the rules as to property valuation? * How do the gift substantiation and quid pro quo contributionsrules work? * What disclosure rules apply? * What rules apply to auctions and other special events? * What should the fund-raiser know about estate planning? * How do the postal, securities, and antitrust laws apply? * How does the IRS audit fund-raising? * What are the major changes in the law since publication of TheFirst Legal Answer Book for Fund-Raisers?
With its comprehensive coverage of the legal issues that charitableorganizations engaging in fund-raising face, The Second LegalAnswer Book for Fund-Raisers, combined with The First Legal AnswerBook for Fund-Raisers, is a powerful resource-and first-choicereading that every fund-raiser must have.
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About the Author
BRUCE R. HOPKINS is the country's leading authority on the law of tax-exempt organizations and a lawyer with the firm Polsinelli, White, Vardeman, and Shalton. He is the author of twelve books, including The Legal Answer Book for Nonprofit Organizations; The Second Legal Answer Book for Nonprofit Organizations; The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, Seventh Edition; The Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations; The Law of Fund-Raising, Second Edition; Private Foundations: Tax Law and Compliance; Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide, Third Edition; and The Tax Law of Charitable Giving, Second Edition, as well as the monthly newsletter The Nonprofit Counsel, all published by Wiley.
