Upcoming Workshops & Events 2010
How to Start and Maintain a Nonprofit Organization
TARGET AUDIENCE- Community leaders who are currently members of - or plan to start - a small Maryland nonprofit organization
- Attorneys willing to volunteer to represent nonprofits
- How to start a nonprofit organization
- How best to maintain your organization's legal status
- Writing and revising articles of incorporation, bylaws, or applying for tax exemption
Budgeting and Financial Statements for Small Nonprofits
Learn the basics from the accounting firm Gross Mendelsohn.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Executive Directors, staff, and Board of Directors of small or new nonprofit organizations
- Budgeting and forecasting revenue and expenses
- Understanding financial statements and audits
- Monday, September 20, 2010 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
$25 REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS AND MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
Legal Issues for Nonprofit Organizations Using Volunteers
Volunteers are a great resource to move your organization’s mission forward. Make sure your organization’s liability risk is minimized and that your organization is not violating any employment laws.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Executive Directors of small nonprofits
- Managers of volunteer programs for small nonprofits
- Legal considerations for your organization when utilizing volunteers
- Basics of employment law
- Basic liability coverage
- Use of releases and waivers
- Monday, October 4, 2010 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
$25 REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS AND MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
Zoning 101
What exactly is zoning, and how does it impact your neighborhood?
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Community leaders interested in creating, revitalizing or maintaining parks and playgrounds in their community
- Understanding variances, conditional uses, and nonconforming uses
- The rights of community organizations in the zoning process
- Negotiating with developers
- Baltimore City’s rewrite of the zoning code
- Monday, November 1, 2010 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
$25 REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS AND MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
Creating and Revitalizing Parks and Playgrounds in Your Community
Well-used and maintained open space and playgrounds can be important amenities to your community. Discuss strategies for creating and revitalizing these areas as well as the legal responsibilities for owning and maintaining them.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Community leaders who have concerns about land use and development in their neighborhoods.
- How to find property owners
- Creating partnerships and agreements with neighbors, nonprofits and government agencies
- Maintenance and ownership responsibilities
- Use of releases and waivers
- Monday, November 15, 2010 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
$25 REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS AND MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
All workshops are held at the Community Law Center Advance registration and payment is required; no walk-ins will be accepted.
Please ensure arrival by 6:30pm; no access to the building will be available after 6:45pm. If a workshop is to be postponed due to inclement weather, you will be notified by 3pm on the scheduled day of the workshop.