EO Radio Show
Welcome to EO Radio Show, Your Nonprofit Legal Resource, brought to you by the Exempt Organizations Group at Farella Braun + Martel. My name is Cynthia Rowland. I'm a business and tax partner at Farella with more than 30 years of experience advising clients on non-profit and charity law. I help philanthropists, including private individuals as well as for-profit and nonprofit organizations, who wish to make the world a better place. Through this podcast, our lawyers and guests will discuss a range of legal and business issues impacting the nonprofit world because we understand you work hard every day to make your community a better place to live and work. We hope you will appreciate discussions of basic legal principles, as well as in-depth technical discussions of the legal and regulatory landscape. Topical presentations and guests on EO Radio Show will focus on helping you reach a solid understanding of what it takes to organize, operate and lead an effective charitable organization that presents itself as a professional and trustworthy partner. Starting with a key legal concept, each show will focus on an essential piece of the framework in which charities operate, and will explain how the right understanding leads to a well-functioning organization. We will also help you understand the legal world in which charities operate and will provide detailed links and connections to additional resources on the topic of the day. We want you to think of EO Radio Show as a modern-day audio treatise on charity legal issues and the practical application of legal principles of effective operation of a charity. EO Radio Show is for all professionals, whether you are leading, funding, advising, or operating a public charity or private foundation that aspires to be a force for good in your space. You work hard every day to make your communities and the world a better place.
Episodes
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and in episode 154 of EO Radio Show, I welcome back my partner, Ben Buchwalter, to discuss changes in employment laws affecting California employers.
Even though many people are working remotely,...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and episode 153 of EO Radio Show focuses on the legal principles that fiscal sponsor organizations need to know. These sponsor organizations typically are charities described in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). I include in this discussion the practical implications of sponsoring projects as well as the legal issues that can arise. I'll also expl...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and in EO Radio Show episode 152 I'm focusing on what charitable entrepreneurs need to know when launching a new charitable initiative and are considering whether fiscal sponsorship is the right way to incubate, that is test and build a ...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is episode 151 of EO Radio Show. Today, I'm joined by my colleague, Joe Hilliard, for our review of the common pitfalls charities and foundations face when withdrawing from the California Registry of Charities and Fundraisers. T...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Each year, the IRS publishes a Dirty Dozen list of fraud schemes targeting unsuspecting taxpayers. Seven of the items on the IRS's 2026 list are of particular interest to nonprofit organizations, their donors, and their professional advisors. In this episode...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and episode 149 of EO Radio Show provides a checklist for developing or improving the diligence checklist for grantmaking charities.
Some grantmakers do little more than check the IRS database to confirm that the grantee is recog...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is episode 148 of EO Radio Show. Here we are, solidly into the 2026 election year, and that means private foundations should refresh their understanding of election‑year issues for organizations that want to remain exempt under...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is episode 147 of EO Radio Show. As most listeners are undoubtedly aware, 2026 is an election year. Charities and private foundations should refresh their understanding of election‑year issues to remain exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3).
This week's episode is a refresh of the show's episode 7, originally released in 2022. Tod...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. We're starting 2026 the way I always start election years, with a reminder to leadership of charities and private foundations to refresh their understanding of election-year issues for those organizations that want to remain exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3). This year, there is an update I want to call out regarding a court case in Texas and proposed fede...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and as 2025 draws to a close, it seems to me that this is a good time to share my year-end thoughts on important annual governance responsibilities and to also check in on other housekeeping that...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this episode marks the 26th in our series of "Nonprofit Quick Tip" episodes, which focus on the details of state registration for nonprofit corporations. Today, with the help of Joe Hilliard, we look at the basic state filing require...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and in episode 143 of the EO Radio Show, I revisit episode 22, the second of two episodes from several years ago that explore the rules surrounding private foundations, using commentary on the Apple TV+ comedy series
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and for EO Radio Show episode 142, I'm happy to refresh EO Radio Show Read more
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and EO Radio Show episode 141 is a refresh of episode 37, covering key questions to ask when thinking about launching a new charitable organization. Recently, I've seen a surge in interest from clients who want to incorporate a new char...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. As we've discussed in prior episodes, many new charities are established in the aftermath of disasters to help the victims, their families, and their communities. In EO Radio Show
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this episode marks the 25th in our series of "Nonprofit Quick Tip" episodes, which focus on the details of state registration for nonprofit corporations. Today, with the help of Joe Hilliard, we look at the basic state filing require...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the third episode in a short series about using AI for impact and how nonprofits can work smarter in the digital age. In today's episode, I am again joined by Sly Atayee and Kirstie Tiernan from BDO. We delve into the risks and realities of adopting AI in the nonprofit sector. From securing donor data to preventing bias and managing tool spra...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the second installment in a three-part series about using AI for impact and helping nonprofits work smarter in the digital age. We explore how nonprofits can leverage artificial intelligence to do more good.
In the previous episode, we discussed how AI can empower small nonprofits. Today, I'm joined again by Sly Atayee and Kirstie Tiernan fr...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this is the first episode in a short series about using AI for impact and helping nonprofits work smarter in the digital age. Over three episodes with special guests Sly Atayee and Kirstie Tiernan from BDO, we will explore how nonprofits can harness artificial intelligence to do more good, more efficiently.
In today's episode, we dive into Kirstie's...
Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and episode 135 is the 24th in a series of "Nonprofit Quick Tip" episodes focusing on the details of state registrations of nonprofit corporations. Today, with the help of Joe Hilliard, we look at the basic state filing requirements for nonprofit corporations operating in Idaho and Iowa.
In previous episodes, we discussed filing in Delaware and Californi...
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