Arizona Business on Board
Date: October 25, 2022
Nonprofit Board Service – The Legal Role
Workshop leader on fiduciary obligations of Nonprofit Board Service. This workshop overviews the fiduciary obligations imposed on nonprofit directors under the Arizona Revised Statutes and discusses illustrative examples of how a director may spot challenges in upholding such duties in service.
Annual State of Nonprofit and Philanthropy Summit – 2022
Date: October 24, 2022
Tovella Dowling, PC is sponsoring the 2022 Annual State of Nonprofit and Philanthropy Summit, hosted by The Nonprofit Institute. This conference brings together philanthropic leaders to discuss creation, implementation, and evaluation of innovative and collaborative strategies for nonprofits. This conference further analyzes findings from the 2022 State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report.
University of San Diego Nonprofit Governance Symposium – 2022
Date: January 27, 2022
Governing in Crisis: Organization Risk and Legal Compliance
Tovella Dowling, PC is sponsoring the upcoming 18th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium with its attorneys serving as featured speakers. Nonprofit Leaders spend a great deal of time envisioning events and scenarios that might happen in the future. The pandemic and its resulting effects have made this process much more difficult. The upcoming Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium will bring together sector leaders and advisors to discuss and analyze the future of governance and examine more directly how governance can be the catalyst for building strong organizations and even stronger communities.
2021 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Award Recipient
Date: December 30, 2021
Mary T. Dowling, Esq.
The legal nonprofit community has named the 2021 recipients of the annual “Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Awards.” The Nonprofit Organizations Committee of the American Bar Association, Business Law Section, recognizes accomplished and civic-minded nonprofit lawyers in the categories of Academic, Attorney, In-House Counsel, and Young Attorney. Additionally, the Committee bestows the Vanguard Award on a leading legal practitioner for his or her lifetime commitment to the nonprofit field.
2022 St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School Jog-a-thon Sponsor
Date: December 30, 2021
Ultramarathoner Sponsor - 2021
9th Annual State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Summit Series
Date: October 29, 2021
Presented by the Nonprofit Institute
This Summit features findings from the 2021 State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Report which highlights the current state of San Diego’s nonprofit sector and the philanthropy that supports it. The report features input and insight from over 200 nonprofit leaders as well as the results of ongoing public opinion polling, and analysis of nonprofit employment and economic data.
Gianneschi Center G3X Conference on Innovation
Date: August 14, 2018
Nonprofit Legal Compliance in a Nutshell
Speaker at annual conference hosted by the Gianneschi Center for Nonprofit Sector Research at California State Fullerton.
Presentation included discussion of the entity formation process, necessary applications and filing requirement for federal and state recognition of tax-exemption, key considerations for legal practitioners to obtain and maintain tax-exempt status for clients, and recent changes to California and federal nonprofit law.
Gianneschi Center G3X Conference on Innovation
Date: August 14, 2018
Cause-Related Revenue Streams
Speaker at annual conference hosted by the Gianneschi Center for Nonprofit Sector Research at California State Fullerton. This presentation explored various vehicles available to nonprofit organizations to break outside the mold of traditional fundraising avenues to maximize donor bases and revenue streams.
Start Up San Diego
Date: June 29, 2018
Social Good Partnerships: How to Stay Out of Hot Water
Keynote speaking engagement during San Diego Start Up Week. This workshop overviewed common types of cause-related partnerships and the legal minefields associated therewith.
University of San Diego Nonprofit Governance Symposium – 2018
Date: January 15, 2018
How to Structure Joint Ventures with For-Profit Entities
Workshop leader and speaker at annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium at the University of San Diego. This workshop dives into a technical discussion of legal and tax considerations surrounding joint ventures between exempt organizations and for-profit entities.
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