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Our Section Now has a Facebook Page (Posted by Prof. Mark Sidel)

The AALS Section on Nonprofit and Philanthropy Law is now on Facebook! Facebook users may look for the Facebook group marked "AALS Section on Nonprofit and Philanthropy Law". There will be much less content on the Facebook group than on our official website, www.nonprof.org, but we are posting some information on the section, and related websites, conferences, and organizations."

Best wishes to all.... Mark
TARP Compensation Caps and Nonprofit Compensation: Is It Time to Redefine "Reasonable"?

Senator McCaskill's "Cap Executive Officer Pay Act" would limit at around $400,000 (the salary of the President) the compensation paid to those executives who lead corporations that receive "substantial taxpayer assistance." Pres. Obama's suggestion is less radical and applies only to those who receive assistance under the bailout program.

These ideas, together with the cultural revolt against rewarding poor management, provoke consideration of whether nonprofit CEOs should be similarly capped and/or docked in comparable circumstances, given that their organizations receive "...
Nonprofit Research Presentations at the 2009 Annual Meeting (Posted by James Fishman)

On January10, 2009, the AALS Section on Nonprofit and Philanthropy Law presented a program on “New Research in Nonprofit Law”. The program was organized by the Section Chair, Evelyn Brody. An encouraging development is an explosion of cutting-edge research by an increasing number of scholars focusing on the sector. Four panelists presented research they are engaged in.

Johnny Rex Buckles (Houston) discussed an expansive project on “Fiduciary Assumptions Underlying the Federal Excise Taxation of Charities.” The project, still in its early stages, will examine the regulation...
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