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The CM Law Library Blog seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests.

IRS Issues New Governance Memorandum on Nonprofits

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | March 11, 2008 - 13:56

No, the IRS is not only interested in dollar amounts. As noted in the March 11, 2008 U.S. Law Week (vol. 76, no. 34, p. 2539 (available to CSU users remotely with a Scholar PIN) the IRS has recently issued Governance and Related Topics – 501(c)(3) Organizations.

Given the IRS’s belief that “a well-governed charity is more likely to obey the tax laws, safeguard charitable assets, and serve charitable interests than one with poor or lax governance,” this document includes sections related to Mission, Organizational Documents, Governing Body, Governance and Management Policies, Financial Statements and Form 990 Reporting, and Transparency and Accountability. It replaces the Feb. 2007 Discussion Draft, and includes references to the new 2008 Form 990.

For a “Summary of Redesigned Form 990” including the various schedules, see Bruce R. Hopkins’ Nonprofit Counsel (Vol. 25, No. 3, p.3, March 2008 - available via OhioLINK’s Electronic Journal Center 2003-present.)

Additional information resources for nonprofits are listed in the Law Library’s Nonprofit Law Resource Guide.


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A Google Within A Google

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | March 11, 2008 - 12:46

Google has introduced a new feature, a search box with in a Google search. For example, when entering a Google search on Cleveland State University, you will find within the search results another search box so you can search within the Cleveland State University site. The new feature is able to detect a high probability that the user will want a more refined search within a particular site. Thanks to Wisblawg.


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Everybody Oughta Blog!

Jan Novak, Associate Director jan.novak@law.csuohio.edu | March 11, 2008 - 10:53

Or at least, according to The Frugal Law Student, law students ought to take advantage of the marketing opportunities and writing practice afforded by blogging. In Why Every Law Student Should Blog, Brett McKay points out that potential employers can learn a great deal from a candidate’s blog about his/her personality, communication strengths, judgment, passions, tech-saviness and self marketing ability. And the student who blogs seriously gets lots of practice in writing and editing that hone essential legal drafting skills. So, Blog On!


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