AGENDA |
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Thursday, April 14, 2011 — Nonprofit Hill Day (BONUS)
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| 12:00 PM 1:00 PM |
Strategy meeting (Issue briefs provided over lunch) |
| 1:00 PM 5:00 PM |
Hill Visits (Coordinated visits to key offices) |
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Friday, April 15, 2011
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| 8:30 AM 9:00 AM |
Registration Open |
| 8:30 AM 9:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM 9:20 AM |
Welcome by Senator Susan Collins |
| 9:20 AM 9:45 AM |
Hill Day Recap |
| 9:45 AM 10:15 AM |
The Threats to the Charitable Deduction
Federal Taxation: Charitable Deduction Limit and recent federal tax law developments impacting nonprofit fundraising. |
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| 10:15 AM 11:00 AM |
An Expert Review of Litigation Affecting Fundraising
Legal Cases Important to Fundraising |
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| Speakers: |
Tracy L. Boak, Counsel, Perlman & Perlman
Greg B. Lam, Attorney, Copilevitz & Canter
Robert Tigner, ADRFCO General Counsel & DMANF Regulatory Counsel |
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| 11:00 AM 12:00 PM |
Charity Watchdogs: What They Do, What They Don't, and What You Can Do About It.
Third Party Charity Watchdogs: Measuring Charities for Efficiency v. Program Effectiveness |
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| 12:00 PM 12:30 PM |
Networking Lunch Break |
| 12:30 PM 1:00 PM |
Roundtable Discussions on Hot Issues & Current Legislation |
| 1:00 PM 2:00 PM |
Postal: USPS at the Brink: Postal Finances and Protecting Nonprofit Mailers
(Included in webinar)
Learn more about the current state of the United States Postal Service's finances and how this will impact nonprofit rates & delivery issues. Most charities still raise the lions share of funds via the USPS making the future course of the USPS a critically important issue. |
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| Speakers: |
Phil Claiborne, Elks
David C. Williams, Inspector General, United States Postal Service |
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| 2:00 PM 3:00 PM |
Digital Issues Part I
(Included in webinar)
The shiny new thing – dispelling the myths of mobile, social and online fundraising and the rules that apply. |
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| Speakers: |
Senny Boone, DMA & DMANF SVP Corporate & Social Responsibility
Ian D. Volner, Co-Chair, Regulatory Group, Venable |
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| 3:00 PM 4:00 PM |
Digital Issues Part II
(Included in webinar)
Self-Regulation – DMA is leading the way with new programs to enable members who use behavioral data to offer consumer control – this will stave off privacy legislation that seeks a do-not-track approach to privacy and will sweep in nonprofits and the data they need for fundraising. |
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| 4:00 PM 5:00 PM |
The Fundraising Law Rites of Spring: A Review of the States' Legislative Season
(Included in webinar)
Key state legislative activities you need to know about that impact local giving. |
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| Speakers: |
Tracy L. Boak, Counsel, Perlman & Perlman
Greg B. Lam, Attorney, Copilevitz & Canter
Robert Tigner, ADRFCO General Counsel & DMANF Regulatory Counsel |
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| 5:00 PM |
Conference Conclusion |
