Outside the Office
In addition to competitive dressage with her Friesian horses, spending time with three children and two grandchildren, Cynthia is an avid gardener. Her Instagram displays her best artistic work with the products of her garden.
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Nonprofit Basics: Insider Transactions and Nonprofits – What’s the Big Deal?
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This is the first in a series of episodes covering the federal and state laws that apply to business transactions between a nonprofit...
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Nonprofit Basics: Conflict of Interest Policies and Best Practices for Approving Insider Compensation
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode is the second in a series discussing insider transactions. In episode 32, I gave a general overview of the federal laws...
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Nonprofit Basics: Set-Asides As Qualifying Distributions
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . In this episode, I expand on an important concept that often comes up for private foundations when addressing the rules that require use...
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Nonprofit Basics: Private Foundation Minimum Distribution Requirements
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Private foundations are required to spend a minimum amount each year for charitable purposes, which is known in the industry as the minimum...
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Nonprofit Websites and Terms of Use - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Happy New Year, everyone! In episode 26, Cynthia Rowland and her guest Nate Garhart discuss websites and terms of use and the legal concepts...
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Hot Topic: UPMIFA in the Context of Financial System Instability
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . A really hot topic this week is the duty of care for directors and trustees of charities in a time of volatility in...
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Nonprofit Basics: Best Practices for Approving Insider Compensation Decisions
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode is the third in a series discussing insider transactions by exempt organizations. In this episode, I'll look closely at best practices...
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Privacy Policy Best Practices for Nonprofits
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . I’m happy to have my colleague Nate Garhart back for a discussion on privacy laws and how they affect website content development and online...
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Nonprofit Basics: What You Need To Know About Expenditure Responsibility
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Have you ever heard the phrase, “you’ll have to exercise expenditure responsibility as a condition for giving or receiving a grant,” and then...
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California’s New Pay Transparency Law
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Every January brings a slew of new laws that take effect at the federal and state level, and it seems that there are...
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