ID#: 5914 Dec 6 : : Legal+Financial Seminar for Mosques

Muslim Advocates, in partnership with the Muslim Bar Association of Southern California, invites you to register now for our next Legal & Financial Educational Seminar for 501(c)(3) Nonprofits & Mosques.  This instructional event featuring top-level expert attorneys and accountants is aimed at the leaders of mosques, Muslim nonprofits, and charitable organizations, including social services groups, schools, medical clinics, soup kitchens, international relief & humanitarian aid groups, and educational & arts organizations.

• To learn more about past seminars, click here.
• To learn more about our Program to Strengthen Muslim Charities, click here.

Issues addressed in this educational seminar include:

Nonprofit Governance 101 – Aimed as a comprehensive primer on 501(c)(3) nonprofit issues, attendees hear directly from industry experts on formation, reporting obligations, responsibilities under federal and state laws, and other legal issues that affect their institutions.

Financial & Accounting Best Practices – This session provides attendees with a strong overview of accounting, budgeting, and record keeping practices to improve their organizations.

Media Relations 101: How to Effectively Respond to Anti-Muslim Hate. This session will highlight the importance of messaging and provide helpful tips on how to speak with the media. In addition, you will hear examples of effective communications campaigns.

Employment Law Issues – From hiring to dismissal, this session addresses common areas of concern relating to employee classification, performance management and disputes, and more.

Issues Related to Racial and Religious Profiling, and More.

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Speakers include:

• Tania Ibanez, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charitable Trusts Section of the Attorney General's Office of California

• Mike German, Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law

• Gary Wollberg, attorney and partner at the law firm Musick, Peller & Garrett LLP

• Brian Yacker, CPA/JD, partner at YH Advisors, a CPA firm that exclusively focuses on nonprofit, tax-exempt entities

• Mustafa El-Farra & Fatemeh Mashouf, attorneys at the law firm Littler Mendelson, which specializes in employment and labor law

• Rebecca Lenn, Director of Outreach at Media Matters for America, a leading research center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring misinformation in the U.S. media

• Staff attorneys and charities experts from Muslim Advocates, and others

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If you are interested in learning more information about this event, please contact us at (415) 539-0550 or seminar@muslimadvocates.org.

If your law firm, accounting firm, or business is interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Events & Campaigns Manager Bethany Schmid at bethany@muslimadvocates.org.

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