Event Description
Deadline to Register: April 20, 2017
Due to the current social and political climate, many
nonprofit boards are considering how they can best achieve their missions and
support the communities they serve. This presentation will provide
an overview and specific examples on the types of issues most nonprofits need to
consider in order to manage the risks that exist with engaging in advocacy
activities, particularly during these times when organizations may be expanding
their advocacy and lobbying work.
This is a presentation is part of the Business Law
Section’s Nonprofit Corporations Committee brown bag lunch series. We will
meet at the MSBA offices at noon. Please bring your own lunch. Water
and soft drinks will be provided.
Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. The program begins
at Noon.
Presenters:
Rebecca Lucero
Public Policy
Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Rebecca is responsible for
developing and implementing the organization’s advocacy agenda locally and
nationally, educate Minnesota nonprofits on key policy issues, lobby on behalf
of Minnesota’s nonprofit sector, and train nonprofit professionals on a wide
array of advocacy issues and skills. Prior to joining MCN, Rebecca served
as policy and advocacy manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, where she
helped pass $100 million bonding in the Homes for All campaign. Rebecca has also
worked as senior community representative in the Minnesota office of
Representative Keith Ellison, an unemployment law judge with the Minnesota
Department of Employment and Economic Development, and an attorney in private
practice with a small firm and with Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis. She has a
law degree from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in Political Science from
Grinnell College (Iowa).
Emily Robertson
Robertson
Law Office, LLC
Emily practices law through Robertson Law Office, LLC, which
works primarily with small to medium-size nonprofits and tax exempt
organizations on issues surrounding tax and regulatory compliance, governance,
and other areas more unique to the nonprofit sector. Emily has spent the
past 15 years working in and around nonprofit organizations, and this experience
has enabled the development of a keen understanding of both the culture within
nonprofit organizations, and the particular demands that nonprofits face on a
daily basis. Emily is currently a board member of both the Charities
Review Council and the Hennepin County Bar Association, adjunct faculty teaching
Nonprofit Law for Hamline University’s Masters in Nonprofit Management program,
and a frequent speaker on governance, tax and other issues related to nonprofit
organizations. Emily was named a “2014 Up & Coming Attorney” by Minnesota
Lawyer.
CLE Credit:
1.0 Standard CLE Credit approved |
Event code: 237807
Cost:
Business Law Section Member: Free
MSBA Member but not a member of the Business Law Section:
$15.00
Non-MSBA Members: $20.00
Law Students: Free
New Admittees
(Attorneys Admitted to the Minnesota Bar after January 1, 2016): Free
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to register for this meeting at
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Remote Participation:
Remote attendance is available. Please indicate that you
will attend remotely when registering. The instructions will be sent by
e-mail on the morning of April 24.
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registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
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Law Section?
Questions? Contact Jennifer Carter | 612-278-6309
If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event please
notify Jennifer Carter at jcarter@mnbar.org or
612-278-6309. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting
to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this
meeting.