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Upcoming Events
Nonprofit Dissolutions, Mergers & Consolidations
Volunteer Legal Services Program
Bar Association of San Francisco
501(c)(3) Compliance
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) California Conference
Burlingame, California
Nonprofit Law Overview
Emerging Leaders Program
Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership
San Rafael , California
Advocacy Law
Marin Community Foundation Social Change Grantees
Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership
San Rafael, California
University Lectures
University of San Francisco
MBA 6431, Nonprofit Management
- April 12, 2010
Stanford University
The Legal Foundation for Civil Society in American Law
Gene also speaks regularly to nonprofit boards and organizations and management consulting groups. Contact Gene to have him speak to your group on nonprofit governance and other nonprofit law issues.
Past Events – 2010
- Alternatives to a Nonprofit: Choices and Conversions
AAPIP - National Gender and Equity Campaign
- Duties & Responsibilities of Serving on a Nonprofit Board
Bar Association of San Francisco
w/ Cherie Evans, Evans & Rosen LLP
Past Events – 2009
- Death or Rebirth? Community Forum on the Japanese American Press
Japanese Community Cultural Center of Northern California
Japanese American National Library
National Japanese American Historical Society
Nichi Bei Foundation
- Legal Panel on Fiscal Sponsorship
National Network of Fiscal Sponsors Annual Gathering
w/ Greg Colvin, Adler & Colvin
Jill Dodd, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
- Responsibilities & Duties of Directors of Nonprofits:
How to Limit Your Liability
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Business Law Today Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast
w/ Lisa Runquist, Runquist & Associates,
Alice Anderson, Anderson Nonprofit Strategies
- Seizing the Moment: A multimedia journalism training conference
The Renaissance Journalism Center and Zero Divide
- Serving on a Nonprofit Board: Legal Duties & Best Practices
Stanislaus County Bar Association
- Duties & Responsibilities of Serving on a Nonprofit Board
Bar Association of San Francisco
w/ Cherie Evans, Evans & Rosen LLP
- Social Enterprises
Northern California Planned Giving Council
w/ Sheila Warren, Esq.
Past Events – 2008
- Tax & Employment Issues Affecting Charitable Nonprofits
Bar Association of San Francisco
w/ Rebecca Benhuri, Jackson Lewis
- Duties & Responsibilities of Serving on a Nonprofit Board
Bar Association of San Francisco
w/ Cherie Evans, Evans & Rosen LLP
- Legal Seminars for Minority Leaders Group 3
Law Office of Gene Takagi
- Effective Representation of Pro Bono Clients
Legal Services for Entrepreneurs, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
Past Events – 2007
- Legal Seminars for Minority Leaders Group 2
Law Office of Gene Takagi
- Legal Seminars for Minority Leaders Group 1
Law Office of Gene Takagi
- A Solid Foundation: Best Practices in Governance
Western Museums Association Annual Meeting
w/ Linda Deck, Bradbury Science Museum; and Carola Enriquez, Kern County Museum
- Not Shaken or Stirred: Legal Issues in Accounting
Western Museums Association Annual Meeting
w/ Leslie Richardson & Carolyn Hojaboom, Moss Adams
- Legal Issues Affecting Nonprofits
AAPIP Post-911 Civic Engagement Fund - Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Nonprofits & Earned Income Foundation Center
- Basics, Best Practices and Trends in Nonprofit Corporate Governance
American Bar Association Annual Meeting
w/ Andras Kosaras, Council on Foundations; Stephen Scharz, UC Hastings
College of Law; Barbara Rosen, Evans & Rosen LLP (mod)
- Serving on a Nonprofit Board
Barrister Club, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Effective Representation of Pro Bono Clients
Legal Services for Entrepreneurs, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights – Menlo Park
- Do Your Fundraising Activities Comply With the Law?
CompassPoint
- Do’s and Don’ts of Earned Income
CBO Center – Walnut Creek
- Effective Representation of Pro Bono Clients
Legal Services for Entrepreneurs, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights – San Francisco
- Generating Earned Income
CBO Center – Oakland
Past Events – 2006
- Insurance and Risk Management
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
w/ Melanie Herman, Nonprofit Risk Management Center
- Starting a Nonprofit: Legal Issues for Start-up Nonprofits
New Progressive Coalition
- Nonprofit Joint Ventures
Law.com
w/ Cherie Evans & Barbara Rosen, Evans & Rosen LLP
- Serving on a Nonprofit Board
Barristers Club, Bar Association of San Francisco
w/ Sheila Warren, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass
- Effective Representation of Pro Bono Clients
Legal Services for Entrepreneurs, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights – Palo Alto
- Tax-Exempt Organizations in California
Lorman Education Services
w/ Cherie Evans & Barbara Rosen, Evans & Rosen LLP; and Terry Miller
- Legal Issues for Start-up Nonprofits
Foundation Center
- Starting Your Own Nonprofit
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
- Keeping Up With the Law
California Association of Nonprofits
w/ David Levitt, Silk, Adler & Colvin; and Mark Krausse, California Fair Political Practices Commission
- Public Charities in California
Lorman Education Services
w/ Patrick Boyle, Bernstein Global Wealth Management; Michael Gowe and Michael Ward, Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley; Ward Pynn, Blanding, Boyer & Rockwell; and Margaret Zywicz, Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland
- Effective Representation of Pro Bono Clients
Legal Services for Entrepreneurs, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights – San Francisco
Past Events – 2005
- What Every Trusts and Estates Attorney Needs to Know About Nonprofits
Barristers Club, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Business Law Basics
Asian, Inc.
- Duties and Responsibilities of Serving on a Nonprofit Board
Barristers Club, Bar Association of San Francisco
w/ Stephanie Petit, Silk, Adler & Colvin
- New Developments for Nonprofits’ Fundraising and Financial Management
Internet Securities
- Business Law Basics
U.S. Small Business Administration
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PRESS RELEASES
Attorney For Nonprofits Offers Free Legal Seminars to Minority Leaders
Responding to a surprising lack of diversity in the leadership of nonprofit organizations, an attorney strives to make a difference
SAN FRANCISCO, California - May 22, 2010- Gene Takagi, an attorney for nonprofits, is providing
free legal classes to minority leaders and emerging leaders of charitable organizations. After reading an article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy reporting that 82 percent of chief executives of nonprofit organizations and 86 percent of board members are white, Takagi decided to take action. "
The nonprofit sector needs to be a better example when it comes to diversity and inclusion,” said Takagi. “Teaching minority leaders was the best way I could help."
Takagi, who serves on the Pro Bono Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco, is a popular speaker on legal issues affecting nonprofits. He is relaunching a two-session program in July (dates to be announced), and plans to continue running the program for new attendees indefinitely. The sessions will cover areas including nonprofit corporate governance, fundraising, earned income strategies, lobbying, reporting requirements, employment, and intellectual property law. “Giving minority leaders a basic understanding of these laws will provide them with an edge in their professional development and hopefully open more doors,” explains Takagi. “I would love to see more organizations implement diversity initiatives so that the nonprofit sector can live up to the ideals it espouses."
*** If you are a minority leader or emerging leader currently working for a public charity and are interested in participating, send me an e-mail with a short biography including details of your current position. |
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