Resource Library

Attacks on the Sector

• National Council of Nonprofits: Attacks on Freedom of Speech: What Nonprofits Need to Know

• National Council of Nonprofits: Executive Branch Lacks Authority to Target Nonprofit Organizations

Employment

• EEO Leaders: Response to Attacks on Equal Employment

• Guidance from Multiple Attorneys General: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Employment Initiatives

• Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in a Time of Uncertainty: What Employers Need to Know

Executive Orders + Memos

• ACLU: How NSPM-7 Seeks to Use “Domestic Terrorism” to Target Nonprofits and Activists

• National Council of Nonprofits: Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits

• Public Counsel: FAQs on Responding to Recent DEI Executive Orders

• The White House: National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-7 – Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence

Federal Funding Considerations

Preparing for Audits + Investigations

• National Council of Nonprofits: Nonprofit Audit Guide

• Protect Democracy: Asset Freezes and Forfeitures Primer

• Protect Democracy: Toolkit for Government Investigations

• Wallace Foundation: StrongNonprofits Toolkit

State + Federal Civil Rights Laws

• For Purpose Law Group: The ADA & Nonprofits: A Primer

• Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Memo: Critical Points on Title VI and Response to the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague letter and February 28, 2025 “Frequently Asked Questions About Racial Preferences and Stereotypes Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act”. 

• Section 1981 – Independent Sector: Fearless Fund Case Summary and Resources

Threats to Charitable Status

• Illegality, Public Policy: (c)(9) Designation (NEED URL)

• Illegality, Public Policy: Evolving Threats to the Tax-Exempt Status of 501(c)(3) Nonprofits

Understanding Certification Demands

• Lawyers Alliance New York: FAQs for Recipients of Federal Funding

Alternative Structures + Collective Models

Information for Starting a Nonprofit

• Candid: Nonprofit Glossary

• Council on Foundations: Permissible Exempt Purposes Under 501(c)(3)

• Public Counsel: Annotated Bylaws for a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation

• Public Counsel: Annotated Form of Articles of Incorporation for a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation

• Public Counsel: Annotated Form of Conflict of Interest Policy

• Public Counsel: Guide to Forming a Charitable Tax-Exempt Nonprofit Corporation

• Public Counsel: List of Initial Filing Fees for Setting Up a California Tax-Exempt Corporation [2022]

• Public Counsel: Now That You’re Incorporated: Summary of Legal Requirements for Newly Formed Nonprofit Corporations

• Public Counsel: Public Support Test