Book description
A concise overview of the legal needs of nonprofit organizations
Good Counsel is a compact and personable overview of the legal
needs of nonprofits, crafted by one of America's most astute nonprofit
general counsels. The book distills the legal needs of the 1. 8
million tax-exempt organizations in the United States. Written in a
clear and accessible style, with plenty of humor and storytelling as
well as illustrative case studies, Good Counsel explains the
basics of nonprofit corporate law, governance, and the tax exemption.
It then takes a department-by-department look at legal topics relevant
to program, fundraising, finance, communications, human resources,
operations, contracts, government relations, and more. Good
Counsel is designed help organizations fulfill their missions to
do the public good.
Designed to impart confidence and demystify the issues, Good
Counsel is a must-read for nonprofit professionals and board
members as well as lawyers and law students. Using Good Counsel
as their playbook, lawyers, executives, and trustees can get an
overview of the most common legal, governance, and compliance issues
facing their organization and together ramp up a top-notch legal
function.
- Contains practice pointers, checklists, and assessment tools
- Features sample contracts, licenses, and other form documents
- Filled with case studies and end-of-chapter focus questions, as
well as available lesson plans for easy classroom use by educators
in business, management, public policy, and law schools
Good Counsel is the first-of-its-kind guidebook written by the
sitting General Counsel of a major nonprofit. Written by influential
author, speaker, and Bar leader Lesley Rosenthal, the General Counsel
of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Good Counsel shares
the insights of a Harvard Law School graduate with years of in-house
and business law experience as well as board service.
LESLEY ROSENTHAL leads the legal, governance, and compliance
functions of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. Since 2005
she has fashioned the legal context for the renowned arts center's
world-class cultural and educational offerings, its entrepreneurial
initiatives in media, fashion, and international consulting, and the .
2 billion redevelopment of its iconic physical complex. Rosenthal has
served in many roles throughout the nonprofit sector, including for
the New York State Bar Association and its Foundation. For thirteen
years she was in private practice as a business, litigation, and
technology lawyer at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in
Manhattan. Rosenthal graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law
School. The National Organization for Women (NOW-nyc) has named her a
"Woman of Power and Influence." Follow her on Twitter @GoodCounselBook.
