Nationwide Charitable Registrations: Fact vs. Fiction
Upcoming: This webinar explores how online and digital fundraising activities can trigger state charitable registration and compliance requirements for nonprofits. Attendees will gain practical insight into multistate solicitation rules, disclosure obligations, and common compliance risks.
Webinar Details
Online fundraising does not automatically trigger nationwide charitable solicitation registration requirements for nonprofits. For example, many misconceptions persist about whether “Donate Now” buttons, social media campaigns and platform fundraisers require registrations, but this is not always the case. This webinar, Nationwide Charitable Registrations: Fact vs. Fiction, intends to help nonprofits navigate these misconceptions and provide t practical, knowledgeable guidance on charitable registration requirements.
Learning Objectives:
- Debunking common myths
- Clarifying actual registration requirements
- Avoiding unnecessary registrations
- Best practices for nationwide compliance
- Compliance and noncompliance consequences
Meet the Host
Ron Barrett
Ron Barrett is the Vice President of Nonprofit Services at Cogency Global Inc. and is the author of Nonprofit Fundraising Registration: Nolo’s 50-State Digital Guide,. An experienced speaker, Ron has become a respected and trusted voice in the nonprofit industry. He is a Founding Member of The NonProfit Alliance (TNPA), the Corresponding Secretary of the Baltimore Kickers, the VP/Membership and former President of Capital Toastmasters-1 in DC and is the President of the Ellicott City Rotary Club. Mr. Barrett is also a Standards for Excellence Institute Licensed Consultant.
Pia Angelikis, Esq.
Pia Angelikis, Esq., is the VP of Government Relations and Legal Research at Cogency Global Inc. She has over 20 years of experience with premiere service companies in the UCC and corporate services industry, managing large teams of expert lawyers and paralegals conducting legal research for public filing requirements for multistate mergers, conversions and acquisitions, tracking and analyzing UCC Article 9 and business entity legislation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and providing thought leadership. Prior to her career in the UCC and corporate services industry, Ms. Angelikis litigated for 5 years in the areas of insurance defense and employment law. She wrote the winning brief resulting in the 9th Circuit published opinion, In re Complaint of Ross Island Sand & Gravel, 226 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 2000). Ms. Angelikis holds a JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and is licensed to practice law in California.
Ron Barrett
Ron Barrett is the Vice President of Nonprofit Services at Cogency Global Inc. and is the author of Nonprofit Fundraising Registration: Nolo’s 50-State Digital Guide,. An experienced speaker, Ron has become a respected and trusted voice in the nonprofit industry. He is a Founding Member of The NonProfit Alliance (TNPA), the Corresponding Secretary of the Baltimore Kickers, the VP/Membership and former President of Capital Toastmasters-1 in DC and is the President of the Ellicott City Rotary Club. Mr. Barrett is also a Standards for Excellence Institute Licensed Consultant.
Pia Angelikis, Esq.
Pia Angelikis, Esq., is the VP of Government Relations and Legal Research at Cogency Global Inc. She has over 20 years of experience with premiere service companies in the UCC and corporate services industry, managing large teams of expert lawyers and paralegals conducting legal research for public filing requirements for multistate mergers, conversions and acquisitions, tracking and analyzing UCC Article 9 and business entity legislation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and providing thought leadership. Prior to her career in the UCC and corporate services industry, Ms. Angelikis litigated for 5 years in the areas of insurance defense and employment law. She wrote the winning brief resulting in the 9th Circuit published opinion, In re Complaint of Ross Island Sand & Gravel, 226 F.3d 1015 (9th Cir. 2000). Ms. Angelikis holds a JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and is licensed to practice law in California.
CLE/MCLE Information
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