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Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource

July 25, 2022 Announcement

Farella Braun + Martel's Exempt Organization Group is pleased to announce the launch of our podcast EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource.

Hosted by Exempt Organization Partner Cynthia Rowland, the podcast is a modern-day audio guide to charity legal issues and the practical application of legal principles to the effective operation of a charity. It is for all professionals leading, funding, advising, or operating a public charity or private foundation that aspires to be a force for good in its space.

Our goal is to deliver an engaging, interesting, relevant, upbeat, positive view of the nonprofit world, which is made up of hard-working people whose vibrant nonprofits work hard every day to make their communities and the world a better place.

Please listen to EO Radio Show on your favorite podcast platform or by visiting www.EORadioShowByFarella.com.

Episodes available to listen to now:

Ep 1: Nonprofit Basics: Overview of Nonprofit Charitable Organization Types: Corporation, LLC, Trust, Association and Fiscal Sponsorship

Ep 2: Nonprofit Basics: Designators, Members, Directors, Officers: The Who’s Who of Nonprofit Governance

Ep 3: Nonprofit Basics: Director Duties and Best Practices for the Typical Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation

Ep 4: Internal Investigations for Nonprofits: A Means of Identifying and Addressing Misconduct Before the Regulators Come Calling

Ep 5: Nonprofit Basics: Navigating the Complex Rules That Describe A Public Charity

Ep 6: Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 1: Candidate Campaign Intervention

Ep 7: Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 2: Legislative Lobbying Activities by Public Charities

EP 8: Nonprofit Basics: Election Year Issues for Private Foundations and Public Charities Part 3: Private Foundation Approaches to Policy Advocacy Allowed by the Internal Revenue Code

If you have suggestions for topics you would like us to discuss, please email us at [email protected].

Thank you for listening!

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