Bruce R. Hopkins 
The Bruce R. Hopkins Nonprofit Law Library [PDF ebook] 
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Preface xxxv
About the Author xxxvii
1 Nonprofit Organizations Law Generally 1
Nonprofit Law Basics 1
2 Acquiring and Maintaining Tax-Exempt Status 25
Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Entities 25
3 Governance 53
Nonprofit Governance Law Basics 53
4 Private Inurement, Private Benefit, and Excess Benefit Transactions 91
5 Conflicts of Interest/Self-Dealing 127
Conflicts of Interest 127
6 Nonprofit Executive Compensation 159
Concept of the Executive 159
7 Legislative Activities Rules 185
Basic Federal Tax Rules 185
8 Political Campaign Activities Rules 201
Basic Federal Tax Law Rules 201
9 Nonprofit Educational Organizations 215
Education Law Basics 215
10 Public Charity Status 239
Acquiring and Maintaining Public Charity Status 239
11 Charitable Giving Rules 263
Charitable Giving Rules Basics 263
12 Fundraising Regulation 309
Law Concept of Fundraising 309
13 Unrelated Business Rules 359
General Unrelated Business Rules 359
14 Boards of Directors and Liability 395
Basics of Governance Principles 395
Index 419

BRUCE R. HOPKINS (Kansas City MO) is a senior partner with the firm Polsinelli Shughart PC. He is also the author of more than 35 books, including The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, 10e, The Law of Fundraising, 4e, Nonprofit Law for Colleges and Universities, Nonprofit Governance, and Nonprofit Law Made Easy, as well as the monthly newsletter Bruce R. Hopkins’ Nonprofit Counsel, all published by Wiley. Hopkins earned his Juris Doctorate and Master of Laws degrees at the George Washington University. He has practiced law for 40 years and is a member of the District of Columbia and Missouri bars. Hopkins received the 2007 Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer Award (Vanguard Lifetime Achievement Award) from the American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, and Committee on Nonprofit Corporations. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Nonprofit Organizations/Charities Law, 2007-2008.