Good Counsel is a compact and personable overview of the legal needs of nonprofits crafted by one of America's most astute nonprofit general counsels. The book distills the legal needs of the 1.8 million tax-exempt organizations in the United States.Written in a clear and accessible style with plenty of humor and storytelling as well as illustrative case studies Good Counsel explains the basics of nonprofit corporate law governance and the tax exemption. It then takes a department-by-department look at legal topics relevant to program fundraising finance communications human resources operations contracts government relations and more. Good Counsel is designed help organizations fulfill their missions to do the public good.
Designed to impart confidence and demystify the issues Good Counsel is a must-read for nonprofit professionals and board members as well as lawyers and law students. Using Good Counsel as their playbook lawyers executives and trustees can get an overview of the most common legal governance and compliance issues facing their organization and together ramp up a top-notch legal function.