CORP invites you to our upcoming free and virtual webinar "Fiscal Sponsorship 101: Understanding Your Rights and Protecting Your Project" on Friday, July 18th from 1-2:30 pm (PDT).

Fiscally sponsored projects face unique vulnerabilities when their sponsor organization encounters financial distress or other challenges. This webinar will provide practical guidance for nonprofit projects navigating fiscal sponsorship relationships, with a focus on understanding their options when the relationship encounters roadblocks and building stronger protections for the future.

What we'll cover:

• Understanding the landscape - How fiscal sponsorship works and what happens when sponsors fail
• Making sense of a difficult situation – Options and realistic expectations about recovery
• Building better agreements – What to look for in a fiscal sponsor agreement that can protect your project in the future
• Planning ahead - Questions to ask potential sponsors and due diligence that can prevent future problems

This session is designed for leaders, board members, and staff of fiscally sponsored organizations who want to better understand their rights and build more resilient sponsorship relationships moving forward.

Please click here to register. The deadline to register is Wednesday, July 16th at 5 pm (PDT).

In partnership with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, this webinar will be led by attorneys Nancy McGlamery and Wendy Hernandez of the San Francisco-based law firm Adler & Colvin. Adler & Colvin is committed to serving nonprofit organizations, including some of the most recognized and respected philanthropic groups.

Nancy E. McGlamery is a Principal at Adler & Colvin, where she focuses on corporate governance and federal and state tax law matters for nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, with extensive experience in fiscal sponsorship arrangements. She has counseled public charities, private foundations, nonprofit service providers, and nonprofit advocacy groups throughout her career. Ms. McGlamery previously served as Secretary of the Nonprofit Organizations Committee of the State Bar of California and has taught in the Masters of Nonprofit Management program at the University of San Francisco.

Wendy Hernandez is an Associate at Adler & Colvin with expertise in tax-exempt organizations and transactions for nonprofits and social enterprises. She previously practiced at Farella Braun + Martel LLP, where she counseled tax-exempt organizations through various stages of their development and advised and their related entities to prioritize economic development in low-income communities. Ms. Hernandez serves as Immediate-Past Vice President and current Board Member of the East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association and is Co-Chair of the Barristers Tax Section at The Bar Association of San Francisco.

Please feel free to contact CORP@sfbar.org with any questions.