Following the 2025 regular legislative session, Florida has enacted new limitations impacting persons from "foreign countries of concern" and nonprofits registered to solicit donations in Florida. Effective July 1, 2025,...more
The following is a summary of the remarks made by Cristina Vessels at the ACCP Annual Conference held in Denver, Colorado, on October 17, 2023. Understanding the legal requirements for different cause-related marketing...more
California is leading the way in regulating certain online fundraising activities that have not historically (or explicitly) been addressed in states' charitable solicitation laws. As we wrote last fall, Governor Newsom...more
New Mexico AG Hector Balderas, Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch, and Louisiana AG Jeff Landry led a coalition of 28 AGs that sent a letter calling on the online crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to make improvements in the clarity and...more
Crowdfunding – a mechanism which connects people in need directly to those who are able to provide support – has completely revolutionised the traditional fundraising landscape. But it can come at a cost if the fundraising is...more