Association Law Handbook: A Practical Guide for Associations, Societies and Charities 5th Edition

Written by a leading nonprofit law attorney, this mega-volume contains everything legal and executive management professionals need to know about association law and outlines it in simple terms,making it fully accessible. No complex legal jargon or phraseology to decipher. At the end of every chapter you will even find a handy resource guide that shows you where to find additional books, articles, cases, laws, regulations, and more. Recently updated to reflect the latest developments in nonprofit law, you'll find chapter after chapter packed with information to keep you in full compliance:

• Nonprofit governance reform issues inspired by Sarbanes-Oxley
• IRS rules for corporate sponsorship payments
• Banned above-market payments to 'insiders' of charitable organizations
• Antitrust protections for standards development organizations
• 32 of the most widely used legal forms and documents associations and nonprofits need most, including a chief executive employment agreement, author agreement, joint venture agreement, plus 29 more sample documents and agreements

This is the one legal reference every nonprofit should have on hand!

Jerald A. Jacobs is an attorney in Washington, D.C., who focuses on counseling and advocacy for business, professional, social welfare, philanthropic, and other nonprofit organizations. He serves as General Counsel to ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, the major national association of nonprofit organization executive leadership, and its interdependent education and research affiliate, ASAE Foundation; he has taught nonprofit organization law at graduate law and business schools; he has been recognized by the American Bar Association for his work in the nonprofit organization field; and he has advised the governments of the European Union and the People's Republic of China on their laws for nongovernmental organizations.