DISCUSSION: Identifying Issues for Society Act Reform
In August 2009 the arts sector was faced with a significant cut to Gaming grants. As I write this it appears that those funds have not been restored in the new budget. Gaming monies have been used by...
View ArticleDISCUSSION: What is a society?
This is a piece by Martha Rans from the Artists' Legal Outreach. Please follow the link below and join in the discussion. This issue is flying under the radar for a lot of arts organizations, but...
View ArticleDISCUSSION: Society Act Review and New Models
Please join in the discussion (see link below). Yesterday evening, Margaret Mason, Michael Blatchford and I met with a group of emerging artists and arts organizations to talk about the Society Act and...
View ArticleALO cites Lawrence Lessig to clarify Creative Commons
The following is a guest post from the Artists' Legal Outreach site, found here. Recently I have been receiving e-mails from my friends at Creative Commons. Apparently ASCAP in the US has written a...
View ArticleArt, Revolution and Ownership: Artists in Conversation with Copyright
The Artists Legal Outreach , in partnership with the New Forms Festival, is pleased to present Art, Revolution and Ownership: Artists in Conversation with Copyright, September 8 – 11, 2011. The...
View Article"Road To Accountability" Workshop For Board Members & Executive Directors
Artists’ Legal Outreach and Charity Central will present a workshop, "Road To Accountability", examining issues around what the board of a charity is accountable for and to whom. The workshop will take...
View ArticleRoad To Accountability: Non-Profit Board Responsibilities
Artists’ Legal Outreach and Charity Central will present a workshop, Road To Accountability, examining issues around what the board of a charity is accountable for and to whom. The workshop will take...
View ArticlePreventing Legal Pitfalls: Law and Governance Boot-camp for Non-Profits in...
Non-profit cultural organizations can run into legal challenges as a result of systems and practises in place that are not aligned with legislated policy or regulations. Sometimes it is challenging to...
View ArticleUPDATE - Preventing Legal Pitfalls: Law and Governance Bootcamp for...
Non-profit cultural organizations can run into legal challenges as a result of systems and practises in place that are not aligned with legislated policy or regulations. Sometimes it is challenging to...
View ArticlePublic Legal Education and Information for Non-Profits: Community Survey
People’s Law School and Artists’ Legal Outreach are seeking to identify, gather and make available public legal education and information for not-for-profits, charities and cooperatives. Not-for-profit...
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