BOSTON, MA, March 12, 2025 – Casner & Edwards partner Sharon C. Lincoln chaired the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s (MCLE) program, “Guidance for Nonprofits Regarding Recent Federal Initiatives” on March 10. The program covered the executive orders and other initiatives coming out of the new presidential administration and their potentially far-reaching effects on the philanthropic sector, and provided guidance on navigating the implications of recent federal initiatives. Topics included:

• DEI: Executive Orders Regarding DEI, Gender-Affirming Care, etc.
• Research: NIH’s New Indirect Cost Policy
• International Philanthropy: USAID Scale-Back and H.B. 9495 Regarding “Terrorist Supporting Organizations”
• Title IX: “Dear Colleague” Letter and Restoration of the 2020 Title IX Rules
• Immigration: Proposed Changes to Code Section 501(c)(3) and H.B. 9495 Regarding “Terrorist Supporting Organizations”
• Practical Tips: Governance Check-ups, and What You Need to Know About Government Investigations

Lincoln’s practice focuses on advising nonprofit entities on the wide range of issues related to their tax-exempt status, including formation, funding, governance, executive compensation (including deferred compensation), regulatory compliance, restructuring, international grant making, lobbying, unrelated business income, tax opinions, and mergers & acquisitions.

MCLE is the Massachusetts legal community's premier provider of hands-on educational programs and reference materials. Their mission is to keep raising the caliber of lawyers' professional and ethical service by providing comprehensive and practical continuing legal education of the highest quality to the broadest possible audience.

A recorded webcast of the event will be available on March 25 and April 2 here. 

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