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Betsy Schmidt publishes second edition of “Nonprofit Law: The Life Cycle of a Charitable Organization”

Betsy Schmidt has published the second edition of her helpful and well-received “Nonprofit Law:  The Life Cycle of a Charitable Organization.”  From the publisher’s website . . .   

  • A reader-friendly presentation that does not assume earlier background with tax, trusts, or corporations
  • A balanced treatment between theory and practical reality
  • Cradle-to-grave organization of topics
  • Notes, questions, and problems in each chapter that add context to the text
  • All relevant statutes and regulations within the text
  • Optional exercises for creating a virtual nonprofit, which become the basis for further hypothetical questions.

Highlights of the second edition include:

  • Examples of familiar organizations, from Catholic Dioceses to the American Red Cross, grappling with critical issues
  • Consideration of for-profit social enterprises as alternatives to nonprofits
  • Thorough exploration of the policy implications of nonprofit regulation
  • An explanation of the controversies surrounding nonprofits’ entrance into politics and the IRS’ response.

Professors can get a desk here.  Teacher’s manual here.  

 

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