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Presented by: Hasmik Geghamyan, Kelton O’Connor, Ricardo Nuñez, and Veryl Pow Date/Time of Activity: Thursday, May 23rd 10AM-11:30AM Location: Online Webinar Length of Activity: 1.5 hour (for presentation with MCLE Credits). Total Activity Length 1.5 hours SLIDES: docs.google.com/presentation/d/13NaHdwsRB15hRV_mhUcB-aoBJl03COWBj-FbRMYXCHg/edit#slide=id.g2cf173f63be_0_6 This MCLE examines how co...

This roundtable was offered during our grassroots fundraising campaign #TheFutureOFWork: Nourishing Life Giving Labor. If you'd like to support our work, donate here: www.theselc.org/the_future_of_work#h_105991111151601409260794 Roundtable Description: Capitalism separated the physical location of waged work and unwaged work. The idea of the home, the idea of the private family household, and z...

FIRESIDE CHAT - "If We're Not Prepared to Govern, We're Not Prepared to Win": Worker Self Direction in this Movement Moment Many worker self-directed nonprofits draw inspiration from the quote, which I first heard from Gopal Dayaneni formerly with Movement Generation, that "If we are not prepared to govern, we are not prepared to win." However, simply preparing ourselves to govern in our 501c3 ...

SLIDES: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oaE0TxgzpE5uZ-CklUlcKCaydfi2q5HfAJv2N3rDT-w/edit?usp=sharing So what is fiscal sponsorship? It’s a relationship that allows a group or organization that doesn’t have its own tax exemption to borrow it from another organization that does have it.

Trademarks and how to protect various aspects of an artist’s work, including your name, brand, and even artistic creations.

We can help you think through choosing an entity type, acquiring land, creating agreements with co-owners, labor and employment laws, how businesses and nonprofits are taxed, various types of contracts, liability, and governance or decision-making structures. We will also be able to discuss basic tax, labor and employment, budgeting, and administrative functions specific to beginning farmers.

Explore the intricacies of copyright law through the lens of artists in this nano-training session hosted by the Sustainable Economies Law Center. This session provides valuable insights into the legal landscape surrounding creative work, empowering artists to navigate the complexities of copyright law.

If you’re a lawyer who often volunteers at our Resilient Communities Legal Cafe, you must have encountered a group of amazing people trying to start an eco-village, or low-income housing, or an Indigenous land return fund. We’ve found that one of the most common barriers to successfully establishing a Radical Real Estate Project is the enormous cost of owning land. One way to reduce that cost i...

If you’re a lawyer who often volunteers at our Resilient Communities Legal Cafe, you have probably encountered a group of amazing people trying to start an eco-village, or low-income housing, or an Indigenous land return fund. We’ve found that one of the most common barriers to successfully establishing a Radical Real Estate Project in California is the enormous cost of owning land. One way to ...

This event is for groups looking to own land, practice horizontal governance, and promote social good, and wondering what is the best legal vehicle to do so. We’ll first give a brief overview of different options, then talk about some pros and cons of 501(c)(3) tax exemption, the scope and limits of charitable purpose, and share a few examples of how different entity structures have played out ...

This webinar provides valuable insights and guidance on the considerations and best practices for compensating board members ethically and sustainably! Presentation Slides with Presenter Notes: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BklRD90qErLkM3OnGOtVyY95cA8euUa18qZXk0STmOM/edit?usp=sharing

Meet Noni Session, co-founder of EB PREC and Janelle Orsi, co-founder of Sustainable Economies Law Center, standing in front of Esther's Orbit Room in West Oakland, California. May 29, 2023. Learn more about our organizations at www.ebprec.org and www.theselc.org. The Sustainable Economies Law Center partnered with the People of Color Sustainable Housing Network in 2016 to envision and incubate...

Permarealestatecoopawha?! What’s a permanent real estate cooperative, and why are communities across the country turning to them as a way to democratize housing and fight displacement? Join us for conversation, storytelling, Q&A, and a discussion of our non-definitive guide to starting a PREC. We’ll discuss the key principles and considerations that have shaped the legal, financial, and governa...

The world of housing policy can feel outlandish and inaccessible so we’re bringing in the experts to help us understand the policies that are affecting our lives today and what is possible in the future. Some of the fun stuff we’re going to dive into: SB 1079 This bill was passed in California and is meant to prevent Wall Street firms from creating artificial scarcities like they did in 2008 by...

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Nurturance Lawyering #2: Legal ethics in an interdependent world (Part 1)

Nurturance Lawyering #3: The legal profession is a white supremacist institution (Part 1)

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Sample Bylaws Tour

Seeds of Land Return - A video tour of the resource

Land Return as Energy Justice

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WSDN Episode 8: Staff Compensation in a Worker Self-Directed Nonprofit

WSDN Episode 7: Fiscal Sponsorship and WSDNs

WSDN Episode 6: Distributing Responsibilities in a Worker Self-Directed Nonprofit

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The Community-Owned Renewable Energy Puzzle

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