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Legal Issues for Grantmakers
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Legal Issues for Grantmakers+definitions
Bylaws: Rules governing the internal operation of a nonprofit corporation. Bylaws often provide the methods for the selection of directors, the creation of committees, and the conduct of meetings. - GOSW and Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers Amy Sample Ward
Legal Issues for Grantmakers+best practices
Fiscal Agency Versus Fiscal Sponsorship
Council on Foundations
This legal brief outlines what foundations need to know to stay out of trouble with third-party representatives.
www.foundationnews.org/CME/article.cfm?ID=3069
Megan Wentworth
Legal Issues for Grantmakers+lessons learned
Top 10 Ways Corporate Foundations Get Into Trouble
Council on Foundations.
Highlights the most common legal missteps for corporate foundations to avoid. Available for purchase.
www.cof.org/publications
