Good Counsel

Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits

Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Nonprofit Organizations & Charities
Cover of the book Good Counsel by Lesley Rosenthal, Wiley
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Lesley Rosenthal ISBN: 9781118236673
Publisher: Wiley Publication: December 12, 2011
Imprint: Wiley Language: English
Author: Lesley Rosenthal
ISBN: 9781118236673
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: December 12, 2011
Imprint: Wiley
Language: English

A concise overview of the legal needs of nonprofit organizations

Good Counsel is a compact and personable overview of the legal needs of nonprofits, crafted by one of America's most astute nonprofit general counsels. The book distills the legal needs of the 1.8 million tax-exempt organizations in the United States.Written in a clear and accessible style, with plenty of humor and storytelling as well as illustrative case studies, Good Counsel explains the basics of nonprofit corporate law, governance, and the tax exemption. It then takes a department-by-department look at legal topics relevant to program, fundraising, finance, communications, human resources, operations, contracts, government relations, and more. Good Counsel is designed help organizations fulfill their missions to do the public good.

Designed to impart confidence and demystify the issues, Good Counsel is a must-read for nonprofit professionals and board members as well as lawyers and law students. Using Good Counsel as their playbook, lawyers, executives, and trustees can get an overview of the most common legal, governance, and compliance issues facing their organization and together ramp up a top-notch legal function.

  • Contains practice pointers, checklists, and assessment tools
  • Features sample contracts, licenses, and other form documents
  • Filled with case studies and end-of-chapter focus questions, as well as available lesson plans for easy classroom use by educators in business, management, public policy, and law schools

Good Counsel is the first-of-its-kind guidebook written by the sitting General Counsel of a major nonprofit. Written by influential author, speaker, and Bar leader Lesley Rosenthal, the General Counsel of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Good Counsel shares the insights of a Harvard Law School graduate with years of in-house and business law experience as well as board service.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A concise overview of the legal needs of nonprofit organizations

Good Counsel is a compact and personable overview of the legal needs of nonprofits, crafted by one of America's most astute nonprofit general counsels. The book distills the legal needs of the 1.8 million tax-exempt organizations in the United States.Written in a clear and accessible style, with plenty of humor and storytelling as well as illustrative case studies, Good Counsel explains the basics of nonprofit corporate law, governance, and the tax exemption. It then takes a department-by-department look at legal topics relevant to program, fundraising, finance, communications, human resources, operations, contracts, government relations, and more. Good Counsel is designed help organizations fulfill their missions to do the public good.

Designed to impart confidence and demystify the issues, Good Counsel is a must-read for nonprofit professionals and board members as well as lawyers and law students. Using Good Counsel as their playbook, lawyers, executives, and trustees can get an overview of the most common legal, governance, and compliance issues facing their organization and together ramp up a top-notch legal function.

Good Counsel is the first-of-its-kind guidebook written by the sitting General Counsel of a major nonprofit. Written by influential author, speaker, and Bar leader Lesley Rosenthal, the General Counsel of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Good Counsel shares the insights of a Harvard Law School graduate with years of in-house and business law experience as well as board service.

More books from Wiley

Cover of the book Paediatrics at a Glance by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Medical Education at a Glance by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Leonardo by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Preparing Teachers for a Changing World by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Adventures In Raspberry Pi by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Patient Studies in Valvular, Congenital, and Rarer Forms of Cardiovascular Disease by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Photovoltaics by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Frozen Assets by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Automatic Wealth by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book The Secret Language of Business by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Materials Nanoarchitectonics by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Myths and Mortals by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Ion Exchange in Environmental Processes by Lesley Rosenthal
Cover of the book Twilight and Philosophy by Lesley Rosenthal
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy