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Report from the AALS Conference

There’s nothing like fantastic food and sangria to get a meeting off to a great start. On Friday Jan. 7 the Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted a dinner for Nonprofit Law and Philanthropy Section of AALS at Taberna del Alabardero, in Washington, D.C. Diana Aviv, President and CEO of of Independent Sector, shared her perspective on the political climate facing nonprofits. Although surveys indicate the sector is valued on the Hill, she believes that both the charitable deduction and the definition of §501(c)(3) could be at stake after the 2012 elections.

The section’s panel on Saturday...
UPDATE REGARDING the AALS ANNUAL CONFERENCE SECTION MEETING ON NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPY LAW January 6-7 2012

Dear Section members:

Here is a reminder and an update to previous news about the AALS Conference in DC:

Friday, January 6th at 7:30pm. As previously advertised, we are invited by The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Stacy Palmer, Editor-in-Chief), to dinner at an as yet undetermined restaurant in the general vicinity of the Gala. I’m very pleased to let you know that Diana Aviv, President and CEO of Independent Sector, will speak to us about a topic related to changes being proposed that would affect the regulation and/or tax treatment of nonprofits. Please save the...
Recently Published Casebook by Elizabeth Schmidt: Nonprofit Law: The Life Cycle of a Charitable Organization

Earlier this year Professor Elizabeth Schmidt, who teaches at the University of Vermont, published an innovative teaching tool for courses in nonprofit law. She takes a "life cycle" approach to teaching about the subject, moving from development of the mission through creation, and on to problems that arise in the course of operations. I encourage you to take a look at her new and very interesting approach. Here is the link to the webpage for the book on the Walters Kluwer website:

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