{"product_id":"good-counsel-isbn-9781118084045","title":"Good Counsel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA concise overview of the legal needs of nonprofit organizations\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e is designed help organizations fulfill their missions to do the public good.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned to impart confidence and demystify the issues, \u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for nonprofit professionals and board members as well as lawyers and law students. Using \u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains practice pointers, checklists, and assessment tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures sample contracts, licenses, and other form documents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilled with case studies and end-of-chapter focus questions, as well as available lesson plans for easy classroom use by educators in business, management, public policy, and law schools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e is the first-of-its-kind guidebook written by the sitting General Counsel of a major nonprofit. Written by influential author, speaker, and Bar leader Lesley Rosenthal, the General Counsel of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, \u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e shares the insights of a Harvard Law School graduate with years of in-house and business law experience as well as board service.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface xi  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Should Use This Book xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures of the Book xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow This Book Is Set Up xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminary Observations xxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrative Cases xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I An Overview of Nonprofits’ Legal Needs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 \u003cb\u003eWhat Good Counsel Can Do for Nonprofits\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Legal Needs Do Nonprofits Have in Common? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Laws about Nonprofits: Complying with Business Laws, Too 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Stop for Legal Advice: CYA (Consult Your Attorney) 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Sum\/Coming Up Next 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 \u003cb\u003eNonprofit Legal Basics: Corporate Law and the Requirements of the Tax Exemption\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Benefi ts of Incorporating 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Organized as a Nonprofit Corporation 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing Good Corporate Law Practices 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObtaining Recognition of Tax-Exempt Status 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintaining Tax-Exempt Status 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting Additional IRS Expectations 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 \u003cb\u003eGood Counsel about Corporate Governance\u003c\/b\u003e 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does the Board Do? 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocacy and Independent Judgment: Counsel in Relation to the Chief Executive 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Governance Fails: Learning by Negative Example 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II A Grand Tour of Nonprofits’ Business Law Needs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 \u003cb\u003eContracts and Intellectual Property: Laws that Matter to Program Staff\u003c\/b\u003e 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Organization’s Program 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContracts: At the Heart of the Program’s Legal Arrangements 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Intellectual Property (and What Does It Have to Do with Nonprofits?) 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCopyright Law for Nonprofits: An Introduction 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 \u003cb\u003eCounseling the Rainmakers: Legal Aspects of Raising Money\u003c\/b\u003e 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Lawyer’s Introduction to Fundraising 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws That Matter to Fundraisers 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Places Where Legal Meets Fundraising 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetter Fundraising Through Good Governance and Compliance 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 \u003cb\u003eLaws That Matter to the Finance Department (or Not-for-Profit, but Not-for-Loss Either)\u003c\/b\u003e 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstand the Big Financial Picture 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Year in the Life 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Places Where Legal and Finance Meet 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 \u003cb\u003eGetting Personnel: Human Resources Law for Nonprofits\u003c\/b\u003e 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Dynamics, Nonprofi ts, and the Law 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Legal Elements of Employment Relationships 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Laws that Matter to Nonprofi t Human Resources Professionals 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 \u003cb\u003eGetting the Word Out, Legally: Counseling the Nonprofit Communications Team\u003c\/b\u003e 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Legal Aspects of Nonprofi t Communications 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Nonprofi t Marketing Directors Should Know about Trademark Law 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClearing Rights to Use the Protected Works of Others 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumer Regulatory Laws 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the Word Out, Digitally 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Places Where Legal Meets Communications 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 \u003cb\u003eLegal Meets Operations, Facilities Management, and Security\u003c\/b\u003e 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws That Matter to Operations 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout Leases 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRisk Management and the Chief Operating Officer 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 \u003cb\u003ePolitical Activities and Governmental Lobbying\u003c\/b\u003e 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThou Shalt Not Politick 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLobbying: Advocacy with Limits 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecordkeeping, Registration, and Financial Disclosure 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Isn’t Lobbying? 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III For Good Counsel Only\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 \u003cb\u003eTaking Charge of the Legal Function\u003c\/b\u003e 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatalogue and Prioritize Legal Needs 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Softer Skills of Good Counsel 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 \u003cb\u003eFinding Your Dream Job as In-House Counsel at a Nonprofit\u003c\/b\u003e 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Begin Searching for an In-House Job at a Nonprofit 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Position Yourself to Win an In-House Job in a Nonprofit 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Believe the Myths 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 \u003cb\u003eMobilizing Other Legal Forces for the Good\u003c\/b\u003e 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaid and Pro Bono Representations 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Broad-Gauge Role for the Legal Profession in the Nonprofit Sector 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 311\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Great resource... Her writing style is less lawyerly, and well, human. The book is filled with stories, practical resources, and tools.” \u003ci\u003eBeth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Remarkable, up-to-date and virtually all-inclusive practice treatment...An impressive array of guidelines and how-to suggestions and materials intended to train incoming counsel and those on both sides of the attorney-client relationship.” \u003ci\u003eNew York Bar Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “A true must-read for nonprofit lawyers, executives, board members and even law students....If you interact with nonprofits, this is the book.” \u003ci\u003eNew York Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Rosenthal gives us the scoop on how lawyers can parlay their firm experience into a job in the nonprofit sector.” (\u003ci\u003eamlawydaily\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“There is no doubt that once you have this book in your hands, you’ll be grateful, whether you’re a development director, the ED, or a ‘member of the board’. Add Good Counsel to your nonprofit management bookshelf and make sure that your entire management team knows about it.” (\u003ci\u003eAbout.com\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLESLEY ROSENTHAL\u003c\/b\u003e leads the legal, governance, and compliance functions of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Since 2005 she has fashioned the legal context for the renowned arts center’s world-class cultural and educational offerings, its entrepreneurial initiatives in media, fashion, and international consulting, and the $1.2 billion redevelopment of its iconic physical complex. Rosenthal has served in many roles throughout the nonprofit sector, including for the New York State Bar Association and its Foundation. For thirteen years she was in private practice as a business, litigation, and technology lawyer at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton \u0026amp; Garrison in Manhattan. Rosenthal graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. The National Organization for Women (NOW-nyc) has named her a “Woman of Power and Influence.” Follow her on Twitter @GoodCounselBook.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you care about nonprofits and their legal needs, this is your playbook. Never before has the General Counsel of a major organization taken readers on a grand tour that summarizes the legal responsibilities and opportunities of nonprofits. With illustrative examples from human services, higher education, cultural, and other organizations, \u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e helps executives, board members, and lawyers avoid mistakes and serve with excellence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly relevant for lawyers and non-lawyers alike, \u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e distills to their essentials the legal needs of one million public charities in the United States: nonprofit corporate law and governance, the tax exemption, and business law topics relevant to program, fundraising, finance, human resources, communications, operations, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith focus questions, practice pointers, actionable checklists, work plans, and sample documents, the book and its companion website invite readers to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergize the boardroom with role clarity and trustee engagement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoost fundraising activities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNegotiate contracts that serve the organization’s best interests\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupport a committed workforce with sound employment policies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrengthen the organization’s name and protect its good works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the business model and applicable regulations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind the sweet spot for entrepreneurial initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLobby effectively . . . without crossing the line\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStart up or step up a network of legal supporters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Counsel\u003c\/i\u003e also reveals how nonprofits and lawyers work together, how they find one another, and how the smart ones leverage their relationships to the greatest benefit of all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989303509221,"sku":"NP9781118084045","price":86.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118084045.jpg?v=1761783589","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/good-counsel-isbn-9781118084045","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}