Nonprofit Services & Capacity Building
Publications
Guide, Spanish, Toolkit
Educación Especial y Servicios Relacionados: Abogando por Los Estudiantes con Discapacidades
Guide, Spanish
El Seguro de Responsabilidad Para Cuidado Infantil
Template/Sample Form
Executive Compensation Policy
This sample Executive Compensation Policy for a California nonprofit public benefit corporation exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) was designed to assist nonprofit organizations seeking to adopt or amend such a governance policy and the pro bono attorneys who represent them. The form is annotated with explanatory endnotes, including citations to applicable laws, alternatives, and recommended practices.
Toolkit
Federal Mortgage Maturity Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide for Advocates
Tens of thousands of units in certain Housing and Urban Development (HUD) properties are experiencing mortgage maturity or the expiration of use restrictions or assistance. Unassisted tenants in these properties face the serious risk of a rent increase, displacement and homelessness. Congress has targeted funding for tenant protection vouchers to help address this issue but the process for accessing this funding can be complicated and confusing.
Guide
Fiscal Sponsorship: An Alternative to Forming a Nonprofit 501(c)(3) Corporation
Fiscal sponsorship is an alternative available to individuals or groups performing charitable services and wishing to give their donors the ability to take a charitable contribution deduction, but not wanting to spend a great amount of time and resources to comply with the extensive filing requirements, tax compliance, and other legal obligations associated with incorporation and tax exemption.
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Policy Series – Conflict of Interest Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Policy Series – Executive Compensation Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Policy Series – Form 990 Distribution and Review Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Policy Series – Conservation Easement Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Document Retention Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Fundraising Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Gift Acceptance Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Independent Governing Body Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Investment Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Joint Venture Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Mission Statement Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Public Disclosure Policy and Memorandum
Form 990 Policy and Memo
Form 990 Series – Whistleblower Policy and Memorandum
Guide
Free Credit Report
Instructions for how to get a free credit report from all three credit reporting agencies, which anyone is entitled to receive at no cost once a year.
External Resource
Free or Low-Cost Bankruptcy Help
A listing of various agencies and services throughout Southern California that offer free and low-cost bankruptcy assistance.
Guide
Getting There Together: Tools to Advocate for Inclusive Development Near Transit [2012]
This guide is a Southern California housing advocates’ guide outlining legal tools for influencing affordable housing and land use and disposition policies in a new era of transit-oriented development and smart growth. It sets forth selected strategies that can be used by advocates at the regional, local, neighborhood, and project-specific levels to meaningfully participate in shaping the landscape of our neighborhoods.