Denver 2008 Conference Materials

MATERIALS FROM CAPLAW’S NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCES ARE PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION.

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A. Governance Case Studies: What Should the Board Really Be Doing?

Jack B. Siegel, Esq., CPA, Principal, Charity Governance Consulting, LCC

Introduction

Background

Case 1

Case 4

Case 9

Case 10

Executive Director Case Study


 

B. Social Enterprise Development

Randy Gleason, Founding Partner, Social Enterprise Ventures, LLC

Ona Lara Porter, Executive Director, Community Action New Mexico

Powerpoint Presentation - Social Enterprise Development

Presentation Slides in Word (In case it does not work in Powerpoint Form)

Workshop Packet


 

1A. HR Track: Managing Employee Leaves of Absence

Peter L. Ebb, Esq ., Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Powerpoint Presentation - Employee Leaves


 

1B. Fiscal Track: Understanding the Unrelated Business Income Tax

Joel L. Kaleva, Esq., Partner, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, PLLP

Presentation - Understanding the Unrelated Business Income Tax


 

1C. Governance Track: Board Basics for Nonprofit CAAs and Head Start Grantees

Anita Lichtblau, Esq., Executive Director and General Counsel, CAPLAW

Robert E. Sasser Esq., Managing Shareholder, Sasser, Sefton, Connally, Tipton & Davis, PC

Powerpoint Presentation - Governance Board Basics

Board Composition Checklist

Board Procedures Checklist

Board Responsibilities Checklist

List of Governance Resources

 


 

1D. Responding to the Needs of Homeless Clients

Ben Levek, Grants and Resource Development Manager, Denver Department of Human Services

Alice Norman, Esq., Law Office of Frank Maya

Jennifer M. Perlman PsyD, Director of Denver Street Outreach Collaborative, Community Resources and the Benefits Acquisition and Retention Team, Colorado
Coalition for the Homeless

Bronwyn Scurlock, Esq., Assistant City Attorney, Denver City Attorney's Office

What is Denver Homeless Court?

Homeless Court Outline

Making A Mitigation Argument

 


 

2A. Employment Law Round-Up

Todd A. Frederickson Esq., Partner, Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Powerpoint Presentation - Emplyoment Law Round Up (In PDF not PPT)

 


 

2B. Fiscal Track: Auditing Standards Update

Dan Miller , CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Meliora Partners, Inc.

Powerpoint Presentation - Auditing Standards If your computer does not have Microsoft Powerpoint 2007, this presentation may not open. We are in the process of fixing the situation. Thank you for your patience.

Engagement Letter

 


 

2C. Governance Track: Navigating the Board/Executive Director Relationship

Joel L. Kaleva, Esq., Partner, Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, PLLP

Patricia Steiger , Management Consultant, CAPLAW Board Member, NCAF Treasurer, and former NACAA President

Presentation Navigating the Board-Executive Director Relationship.pdf


 

2D. Head Start Reauthorization

Ann Linehan , Director, Division of Quality Assurance, Office of Head Start, HHS

Robert E. Sasser Esq., Managing Shareholder, Sasser, Sefton, Connally, Tipton & Davis, PC

Elizabeth "Biz" Steinberg, Executive Director, Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo County

Powerpoint Presentation - Head Start

Head Start Update

Head Start Governing Body Supplemental Checklist

 


 

2E. Immigrants and Government Benefits: Eligibility and Access

Tanya Broder, Esq., Public Benefits Policy Director, National Immigration Law Center

Powerpoint Presentation - Immigrants

Powerpoint Presentation - Barriers

Child Care

INS Guidance on Public Charge

Low Income Energy and Weatherization Policies

Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs

State Funded Food Assistance Programs

State Funded Medical Assistance Programs

State Funded SCHIP Programs

State Funded SSI Replacement Programs

State Funded TANF Replacement Programs

 


 

3A. HR Track: Fair Labor Standards Act 101

Lawrence S. McGoldrick, Esq., Of Counsel, Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Powerpoint Presentation - Wage Hour

 


 

3B. Building the Capacities of CAAs Through Real Estate

John Drew, CPA, Executive Vice President, Action for Boston Community

Development, Inc.

Unrelated Business Taxable Income

Types of Special Tax Exempt Real Estate Holding Entities


 

3C. Governance Track: A Financially Healthy Nonprofit

Dan Miller, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Meliora Partners, Inc.

Powerpoint Presentation - Financially Healthy Nonprofit If your computer does not have Microsoft Powerpoint 2007, this presentation may not open. We are in the process of fixing the situation. Thank you for your patience.

Excel - Financially Healthy CAA

 


 

3D. Governance Track: Roles, Responsibilities and Opportunities

Eleanor A. Evans Esq., Deputy Director and Senior Counsel, CAPLAW

Tracey Osborn, JD, Grants Administrator, Denver Department of Human Services

Powerpoint Presentation - Financially Healthy Nonprofits


 

3E. Predatory Lending: Problems and Promising Solutions

F. Paul Bland Jr., Esq., Staff Attorney, Public Justice

Ben Heyward, President, First Financial Credit Union

Ona Lara Porter, Executive Director, Commuinity Action New Mexico

Bland Testimony

Workshop Summary

Powerpoint Presentation - Heyward

Powerpoint Presentation - Porter

 


 

4A. HR Track: Fair Labor Standards Act 201

Lawrence S. McGoldrick, Esq., Of Counsel, Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Powerpoint Presentation - FLSA 201


 

4B. Fiscal Track: Key Cost Principles

Michael Maddox , Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

Powerpoint Presentation - Key Cost

 


 

4C. Governance Track: Essential Governance Policies

Jack B. Siegel, Esq., CPA, Principal, Charity Governance Consulting, LCC

Presentation - Essential Governance Policies

 


 

4D. Political Activity: Playing by the Rules

Eleanor A. Evans Esq., Deputy Director and Senior Counsel, CAPLAW

Powerpoint Presentation - Playing by the Rules

IRS Revenue Ruling 2007

OCS Information Memorandum #81

Political Activity Hypothetical

Political Activity Q & A

 


 

4E. Welcoming People with Disabilities to Your Organization

Staff of the Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People:

Mary Anne Harvey, Executive Director

Randy Chapman, Director of Legal Services

Jennifer Pfau, Rights Advocate

Jennifer Shook, Rights Advocate

Julie Busby, Office Manager

Guide to Disability Rights Laws

Title III Highlights

Disability Etiquette Poster


 

5A. HR Track: Retirement Benefits for Nonprofits

Kevin E. Nolt, Esq., Director, Trucker Huss, A Professional Corporation

Powerpoint Presentation - Retirement


 

5B. Fiscal Track: What You Need to Know about the New Form 990

Jeanne M. Schuster, Esq., CPA, Executive Director, Ernst & Young, LLP

Powerpoint Presentation - 990


 

5C. Governance Track: Federal Grant Fundamentals

R. Brian Tipton, Esq., Shareholder, Sasser, Sefton, Connally, Tipton & Davis, PC

Powerpoint Presentation - Grants

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

 

5D. Lobbying Legally and Effectively: The Rules of the Road

Anita Lichtblau, Esq., Executive Director and General Counsel, CAPLAW

Powerpoint Presentation - Grants

Q& A