Starting a nonprofit and looking to file your 501(c)3 incorporation papers? Stumped on how to register to receive charitable donations with New York State? Wondering if your current sexual harassment policy is compliant with New York State’s new harassment protection regulations?

NYCON’s nonprofit legal team can help. Our attorneys have years of experience helping nonprofits remain legally compliant in today’s ever-shifting legislative climate. From startups to multi-million-dollar organizations, our legal team can help any nonprofit navigate even the trickiest legal situations and remain on the right side of nonprofit corporate law.

Quick answers to some of the day-to-day questions that arise in your nonprofit are included in your membership at NYCON. Should a more thorough answer or analysis be necessary you will be given a quote and billed separately at a very affordable hourly rate.

 

The full range of legal support services available to NYCON members is extensive. This is a partial list:

·         Affiliations: legal consulting, corporate and policy document comparison reviews
·         Board/membership: preparation of resolutions
·         Board bylaw review and preparation
·         Certificate of incorporation prep, amendment or filing
·         Corporate plan compliance review
·         Contract preparation and review, including subsidiary or shared services agreements
·         Lease reviews, negotiation and representation
·         Executive compensation consulting
·         Executive, personnel, or independent contract preparation and review
·         General counsel
·         IRS 1023 application preparation and filing
·         IRS 501(c)(3) representation
·         Personnel: policy reviews, advice on employee hiring, discipline or termination
·         Merger, dissolution document preparation and filing
·         NYPMIFA compliance consultation and policy revision
·         Solvency — consultation and agent representation

Please note: Bylaw compliance reviews are the most popular legal services requested by our members. Demand for these services is high, so we ask that if your organization is interested in having a bylaw compliance review, to please complete our bylaw review form to help expedite the process. You will be asked to upload a copy of your bylaws and your certificate of incorporation.

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