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Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Nonprofit Organizations Law
Obedience As The Foundation Of Fiduciary Duty, Rob Atkinson
Obedience As The Foundation Of Fiduciary Duty, Rob Atkinson
Scholarly Publications
No abstract provided.
The Low Road To Cy Pres Reform: Principled Practice To Remove Dead Hand Control Of Charitable Assets, Rob Atkinson
The Low Road To Cy Pres Reform: Principled Practice To Remove Dead Hand Control Of Charitable Assets, Rob Atkinson
Scholarly Publications
In recent decades many scholars have called for reduction of dead hand control of charitable assets. These scholars have recommended the "high road" to reform: sweeping, wholesale revision of legal doctrines by either courts or legislatures. These calls, for all their merit, have gone virtually unheeded. In the face of that apparent impasse, this article recommends a different route, a "low road," to reform: an immediately available set of strategies for removing dead hand control, strategies that can be deployed, in particular cases, right now. The net effect of this piecemeal, practical approach should be to move us, albeit in …
Confidence In The Nonprofit Sector Through Sarbanes-Oxley-Style Reforms, Joseph Mead
Confidence In The Nonprofit Sector Through Sarbanes-Oxley-Style Reforms, Joseph Mead
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
Over the past several years, the nonprofit sector suffered a series of highly visible scandals that shook the public's confidence in charitable organizations. Concerned politicians and nonprofit leaders responded with a variety of reforms inspired by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Note focuses on three such reforms: requiring nonprofit officers certify financial statements, mandating audits of nonprofits' financial statements, and imposing independent audit committees on nonprofit boards of directors. This Note argues that, contrary to the conclusions of many commentators, these reforms will provide a net benefit to the nonprofit sector by increasing donor confidence while imposing minimal costs.
Confidence In The Nonprofit Sector Through Sarbanes-Oxley-Style Reforms, Joseph Mead
Confidence In The Nonprofit Sector Through Sarbanes-Oxley-Style Reforms, Joseph Mead
Michigan Law Review
Over the past several years, the nonprofit sector suffered a series of highly visible scandals that shook the public's confidence in charitable organizations. Concerned politicians and nonprofit leaders responded with a variety of reforms inspired by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Note focuses on three such reforms: requiring nonprofit officers certify financial statements, mandating audits of nonprofits' financial statements, and imposing independent audit committees on nonprofit boards of directors. This Note argues that, contrary to the conclusions of many commentators, these reforms will provide a net benefit to the nonprofit sector by increasing donor confidence while imposing minimal costs.
What Qualifies As A Public Charity? Minnesota Enters The National Debate, Lucinda E. Jesson, Myron L. Frans
What Qualifies As A Public Charity? Minnesota Enters The National Debate, Lucinda E. Jesson, Myron L. Frans
Journal of Law and Practice
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Public Charity Update: Other Courts Weigh In, Lucinda E. Jesson, Myron L. Frans
Public Charity Update: Other Courts Weigh In, Lucinda E. Jesson, Myron L. Frans
Journal of Law and Practice
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An End To Federal Funding Of For-Profit Charter Schools?, Mark D. Evans
An End To Federal Funding Of For-Profit Charter Schools?, Mark D. Evans
University of Colorado Law Review
In Arizona State Board for Charter Schools v. U.S. Department of Education, the Ninth Circuit validated a U.S. Department of Education policy that for-profit charter schools are ineligible for federal funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. That policy now threatens to chill the growth of charter schools in states that would have otherwise encouraged their expansion. This Note examines the details of the Ninth Circuit's decision, its effect on states that allow for-profit charter schools, and its impact on the charter school movement.