Gain a better understanding of the process for forming a nonprofit corporation.
What does it mean to be a nonprofit corporation? Does it really mean the corporation cannot have any profits? This presentation will explain what it means and does not mean to be a nonprofit corporation. You will be provided with information regarding how to form a nonprofit corporation.
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Agenda
Where to Incorporate
- Complexity
- Regulatory Oversight
Certificate of Incorporation
- Basic Requirements
- Optional Provisions
- Federal Tax-Exempt Requirements
- Regulatory Approvals
Bylaws
- Members
- Board of Directors
- Qualification
- Number
- Terms and Term Limits
- Quorum and Voting
- Committees
- Types
- Delegation of Authority Limits
- Required Committess
- Officers
- Indemnification
Policies
- Conflict of Interest
- Record Retention
- Whistle-Blower
- Other
Miscellaneous
- Initial Board Actions
- EIN
- Ongoing Compliance
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on January 31, 2023.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Faculty

Anita Pelletier
Nixon Peabody LLP
Anita L. Pelletier
- Serves as counsel in Nixon Peabody’s nonprofit practice group
- Advises nonprofit organizations in matters relating to legal requirements and best practices in connection with governance and operational matters
- Conducts regular seminars and workshops on nonprofit governance, issues relating to tax-exempt status, and charitable solicitations
- Member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), American, New York, and Monroe County bar associations, and involved with the Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys
- Received numerous awards for her commitment to pro bono service
- Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Nonprofit/Charities Law, has been listed since 2017
- J.D. degree, summa cum laude, Syracuse University College of Law; M.P.A degree, Maxwell School of Public Administration; B.A. in economics, St. John Fisher College
- Can be contacted at [email protected] or 585-263-1164
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