Posts Tagged: grantmaking

OFAC Violations, You Can Go to Jail this Time

February 17, 2012 Posted by The Law Firm for Non-Profits, P.C. in Accountability, Board, Director Duties, Grantmaking, News

Remember when we said you won’t go to jail for violating the California Attorney General’s rules on charitable solicitation?  Well, you can go to jail for violating the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). OFAC administers economic sanctions against certain foreign countries, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers and persons or entities involved with weapons of mass …

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Making The Grantmaker’s Job Easier

November 24, 2010 Posted by The Law Firm for Non-Profits, P.C. in Grantmaking

Before dolling out the dollars, grantmakers typically go through due diligence process.  The challenge comes with the quantity of information. The grantmaker needs enough info to make a good, qualified decision on funding. On the flip side, grantmakers need to be sensitive to the abilities and constraints of today’s non-profits. Grantmakers needs to balance the …

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