Families of Children Under Stress (FOCUS) was founded in 1983 by two families seeking support for themselves and their children with rare genetic illnesses. Over the last 40 years, FOCUS has provided support and resources to over 4,500 Georgia families of children with physical and/or developmental disabilities. FOCUS’s programs center around creating community at each stage of a child’s life and development. This can include everything from hospital support and an equipment grant program to educational resources, …

As a 501(c)(3), there is a limit on the amount of lobbying your organization can do and an absolute prohibition on any political campaign activity. This webcast will answer the following questions: Speaker: Douglas Chalmers, Managing Member, Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC Open Slides in New Tab For more information about grassroots advocacy and lobbying, please see this article: Lobbying vs. Advocacy.

Keep your corporate registration in good standing by renewing it annually.  Georgia nonprofits must renew their registration with the Office of Secretary of State every year, between January 1 – April 1.  You must renew during this window regardless of when you filed your initial registration (for example, if you registered with the Secretary of State on August 9, your renewal is not based on your registration anniversary – it is due between January 1 – April …

Transporting children in cars may be a necessary component of some nonprofit programming, but it also carries significant risks. While accidents can never be completely eliminated, there are steps nonprofit organizations can take to mitigate the risks to the organization, the driver, and the transported children. This article from Wagenmaker & Oberly explores some effective risk management strategies to help keep your precious cargo and nonprofit safe on the road.

Employers are becoming increasingly creative with meeting their workforce staffing needs.  In this episode of the PBPA Podcast, Chris Anderson and Will Collins with Ogletree Deakins will be focusing on a recent trend: virtual assistants.  If your nonprofit is considering outsourcing some administrative duties, tune in to this episode as we outline legal considerations and guidelines for working with virtual assistants in the US or abroad. Additional resource regarding classification tests referenced in this episode: Proper Worker …

You may have heard of the “fair use defense”, where certain unauthorized uses of copywritten material may be allowed by law. Here at PBPA, we often get questions from clients about the “fair use defense.”  What really is the fair use defense?  Does it give nonprofits a free pass to use copywritten material?  In this episode of the PBPA Podcast, Jennifer Sandlin with Eversheds Sutherland will answer those questions and more as we review the fair use …