Date: Saturday, October 24
This session is open to Business On Board participants only.
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The second session of Business on Board will cover the following topics:
- Legal Responsibilities of Board Members
- Financial Responsibilities of Board Members
Session Learning Objectives:
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Understand the legal and moral responsibilities of board service, and the internal documents, laws and community expectations that underpin those responsibilities.
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Gain an appreciation for the legal issues that arts groups may be exposed to, such as intellectual property, employment law and Board members’ fiduciary role.
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Understand the basics of financial accounting and management of nonprofits.
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Understand the financial responsibilities of nonprofit board members.
Speakers:
Following the merger of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc. (VLA) with the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston (A&BC/Boston), Jim Grace became the co-Executive Director of A&BC/Boston on August 1, 2008. Before the merger, he had been the Executive Director of the VLA since 1998. The VLA provides free and reduced fee legal services and educational programs to Massachusetts artists and cultural organizations. Mr. Grace has experience working with artists and arts organizations in the areas of copyright, nonprofit incorporation, budget matters, artist live/work and nonprofit board issues. Mr. Grace is an adjunct professor for Boston University’s Masters in Arts Administration Program where he co-teaches a course on Legal Issues in Arts Administration. In addition, Mr. Grace is a working author and book editor. He is the best selling co-author of The Worst Case Scenario Handbook: Golf. To date he has been involved in the publication of over eight books. Mr. Grace’s previous work experience includes in-house counsel for a large low-income housing non-profit organization where he practiced in the areas of landlord/tenant, real estate and alternative dispute resolution. Mr. Grace graduated with honors from Suffolk University Law School and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
David Orlinoff, Principal of Concord Financial Organization, has more than 20 years of experience as a CFO and consultant. Since 1996 he has been a consulting CFO, mostly in the nonprofit world. His clients have included Boston Ballet, Mass. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Education Development Center, and several others. In most of these engagements he has served as the interim CFO during a search process for engagements generally running from 6 to 9 months. David received an MBA from Harvard Business School, a master's in accounting rom Bentley, and a BA from UCLA. He is a member of the Audit Committee of the United Way and the immediate past Chair of the Dana McLean Greeley Foundation. He lives in Concord.
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