CLE Institute Agenda

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9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: Peter C. Wolk (Moderator), Law Office of Peter C. Wolk

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Nonprofit Creation Options; Incorporation Procedures
Presenter: Peter C. Wolk, Law Office of Peter C. Wolk

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Applying for and Maintaining Federal and DC Tax Exemptions
Presenters: Stephanie N. Robbins, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Business Licensing, Applying for a DC Basic Business License and for Charitable Solicitations
Presenters: Louise Peterson, D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Representative

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch & Keynote Address
Speaker: Cara J. Spencer, Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Public Advocacy Division

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Distinguishing Public Charities from Private Foundations: Differing Legal Characteristics, Requirements, and Restrictions
Presenters: Elizabeth J. Kingsley, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Domestication, Duties, Responsibilities and Standards of Conduct

• Domestication of nonprofit corporations 29-407.02 o
• Fiduciary duties, responsibilities, standards of conduct and liability of directors and officers under the D.C. Nonprofit Corporation Act
  • Case study
• Nonprofit disclosure obligations, insurance, indemnification, and intermediate sanctions.

Presenter: Benjamin Takis, Takis Nonprofit Law PLLC

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Additional Ethical Restrictions and Obligations for Federal Executive Branch Employees

• Special considerations for board directors, officers, employees, and volunteers who are also executive branch employees.
• Personal v. official participation, conflicts of interest, representing the nonprofit before the federal government, fundraising, gifts, etc.

Presenters: Seth H. Jaffe, U.S. Office of Government Ethics & Christopher Swartz, U.S. Office of Government Ethics

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Trending Issues

Presenters: Elizabeth J. Kingsley, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg LLP & Peter C. Wolk, Law Office of Peter C. Wolk

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Wrap-up