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charitable solicitation statutes everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask wednesday october 14 2026 1 30 3 00 pm et most charities that seek contributions nationally are required to register in 38 states and the district of columbia that require registration before starting to solicit what about for profit fundraisers are they required to register and file their contracts and other documentation in some states since many states are increasing their enforcement efforts to ensure that charities and fundraisers are complying with initial and annual registration requirements it s important that charities and fundraisers abide by these statutes especially since noncompliance can result in the imposition of significant fines and penalties how much trouble can you get in if you don t follow the rules whether you are a nonprofit executive board member lawyer or accountant knowing the intricacies of state charitable solicitation registration statutes are relevant to everyone learn more and register eds and meds report who s on board gender race in nonprofit board rooms is now available the report shows modest gains in board diversity but a sharp decline in the willingness to talk about it this is the third demographic report on philadelphia eds and meds that says leadership does not reflect the population served 40 of the largest nonprofit educational and medical organizations in the philadelphia region were polled the report shows modest gains in gender and racial diversity but a troubling decline in the number and percentage of organizations willing to share data on board demographics read the report nonprofit bylaw review don kramer will review and comment on your own current or proposed bylaws do your bylaws reflect the way you actually operate do they protect the interests of those who should be protected do they spell out clearly how to deal with governance issues or do they create uncertainty for those who have to implement them most nonprofits don t 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