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

Written in plain English, Association Law Handbook is the definitive practical legal guide for volunteer leaders and staffs of membership and other nonprofit organizations. Designed for ease of use, it enables you to quickly understand and navigate virtually every aspect of law affecting membership organizations--including current corporate, political, antitrust, and tax law--and to avoid potentially costly mistakes.

Revised to reflect the latest developments in nonprofit law, this new edition now containing 100 chapters-- includes updated case citations and all-new chapters on critical topics:

• the board-management relationship
• harassment
• nonprofit organization copyrights
• nonprofit joint ventures
• employee versus independent contractor distinctions
• personal data protection

Also included are 34 customizable legal forms and documents--the ones associations need most--loaded on a USB drive.

This handbook is an essential resource for those preparing to become Certified Association Executives and a must-have reference for association and other nonprofit leaders.

Jerald A. Jacobs is an attorney in Washington, DC, 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 law and graduate business schools; he has been recognized by the American Bar Association, Best Lawyers, and Chambers USA 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.