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Who We Serve

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WHO WE SERVE

We provide nonprofit legal services with respect to the following:

  • Public charity rules and regulations
  • Private foundation rules and regulations
  • Governance
  • Commercial and entrepreneurial activities
  • Risk management
  • Fundraising counsel
  • Nonprofit organizational relationships
  • Charter Schools
  • International philanthropy
  • Annual reporting
  • Social enterprise
  • Contract drafting and review
  • Compensation
  • Presentations and trainings for boards and staff
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CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

Ellis was extremely knowledgable in her work for "For Thine is the Glory, Inc" regarding obtaining 501c3 designation. She was exceptionally responsive, quick to do her research and work, was clear in her writing, and just a pleasure to work with.
Bill FarrellChairman of the Board, For Thine is the Glory
Ms. Carter is a knowledgeable, experienced attorney in the area of non-profit organizations. She has provided counsel on the myriad of issues that affect directors of nonprofits for several organizations with whom I am or have been affiliated. These include governance, legal requirements vs. good corporate practice, taxation and ethics. Ms. Carter is personable and establishes relationships based on trust with Board, staff and community representatives. I would not hesitate to give Ms. Carter my highest recommendation.

FEATURED BLOG POSTS

  • Why Unauthorized Donation Pages Are a Real Problem for Nonprofits

    This month, 23 state Attorneys General and Secretaries of State sent a letter to GoFundMe expressing grave concerns about the platform’s creation of donation webpages for more than 1.4 million nonprofits without their prior knowledge or consent. Last week, Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced lawsuits against six crowdfunding platforms over similar conduct. These developments

  • Mission Control Command Center – Another Attempt to Target Nonprofits

    The latest report that the FBI and IRS have created a new “mission control command center” to investigate nonprofits for possible ties to political violence or domestic terrorism should alarm the nonprofit sector. Not because nonprofits are above the law. They are not. But because this appears to be another step in a growing effort

  • The SPONSOR Act Would Put Fiscal Sponsors in the Crosshairs

    The headlines are doing what headlines do best: making an already anxious nonprofit sector even more anxious. This time, the focus is on S. 3942, the Stop Proxy Organizations Nurturing Subversive Operations and Riots Act, or the SPONSOR Act. Its core proposal is simple, and alarming. It would make 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsors bear criminal liability