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Schedule and Faculty</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">8:15   8:45 a.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">CHECK-IN &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">8:45   9:00 a.m.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Welcome and Introduction</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">As a member of the Panel on the 

			Nonprofit Sector, and Executive Director of the Minnesota Council of 

			Nonprofits, Mr. Jon Pratt, J.D., is one of the State s (and 

			nation s) leading crusaders for good nonprofit governance practices. 

			Mr. Pratt will provide context and background for the day s program.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Jon F. Pratt</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">9:00   10:00 a.m.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Federal Update</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Ms. Borenstein will summarize the many 

			developments emanating from Washington D.C. in the past year, 

			including a review of the IRS s 2009-2010 Priority Guidance Plan s 

			impact on nonprofits. </font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Eve Rose Borenstein</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">10:00   10:45 a.m.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Update from the Minnesota Attorney 

			General s Office</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Ms. Harmon, Assistant Attorney General, 

			will give an overview of her office s role in regulating nonprofit 

			corporations and highlight important actions taken with respect to 

			nonprofit corporations in the past year.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Shannon M. Harmon</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">10:45   11:00 a.m. </font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">11:00 a.m.   12:00 p.m.</font></p>

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			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Collaboration in Changing Economic Times</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">This experienced and practically-minded 

			panel of nonprofit experts will discuss how nonprofits can 

			collaborate with each other, with governmental entities, and with 

			funders to save costs and improve services.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Kate Barr, Susie Brown &amp; Renae 

			Oswald-Anderson<br>

			  J. Patrick Plunkett, moderator</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">12:00   1:00 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">LUNCH PLUS!</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">A box lunch will be provided to all 

			attendees.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">12:15   12:55 p.m</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2"><b>SPECIAL PRESENTATION</b></font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2"><b>The 2010 Charities Review Council 

			Standards</b></font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">  James V. Toscano, Claire H. Topp &amp; 

			Martin Wera<br>

			  Heidi Neff Christianson, moderator</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">1:00   2:30 p.m.</font></p>

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			<span style="text-transform: uppercase"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Nonprofit Law Conference &quot;Snapshots&quot;</font></b></span></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">These practice snapshot sessions offer a 

			rapid-fire survey of some of the hottest and most important topics 

			in nonprofit law today. You ll get the maximum amount of information 

			in the shortest amount of time!</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">1:00   1:30 p.m.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">The Legal Eye on the IRS form 990</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">The redesigned IRS form 990 is full of 

			publicly available information about your nonprofit clients. Ms. 

			Borenstein will review recent developments regarding the 990 and 

			review the 10 most important things you need to know about advising 

			your client regarding this critical tax form.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Eve Rose Borenstein</font></i></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">1:30   2:00 p.m.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Anatomy of an Excess Benefit Transaction</font></b></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Most nonprofits feel they would never be 

			subject to penalty under the federal rules which impose taxes upon 

			arrangements that provide &quot;excess compensation&quot; to insiders of 

			nonprofits. Ms. Christianson will lead a discussion about the types 

			of transactions that can lead your average nonprofits unknowingly 

			into &quot;hot&quot; legal waters.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Heidi Neff Christianson</font></i></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">2:00   2:30 p.m.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Nonprofit LLCs and L3Cs</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Ms. Reedstrom Bishop will review the 

			legal and practical uses for Nonprofit LLCs in Minnesota, and lead a 

			discussion about a social enterprise legal entity type gaining 

			popularity in other states   the &quot;L3C.&quot;</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">2:30   2:45 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">2:45   3:45 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">BREAKOUT SESSION A</font></b></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">1) Minnesota Sales and Property Tax 

			Update</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Many nonprofits have long misunderstood 

			the sales, use and property tax rules in Minnesota. The Department 

			of Revenue has noticeably increased its sales tax audit activity as 

			of late, recently issued Proposed Permanent Rules Governing the 

			Sales and Use Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Organizations, and the 

			Legislature adopted new standards for property tax exemption in 

			2009. Ms. Duniway will provide an update on the law of sales, use 

			and property tax exemption for nonprofits in Minnesota.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Sarah Duniway</font></i></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">2) Endowment Fund Update</font></b></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">

			<font face="Arial" size="2">Because of the down economy and the 

			relatively new Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act 

			(&quot;UPMIFA&quot;), nonprofits are scrambling to understand and comply with 

			the laws and terms that govern their endowed, quasi-endowed and 

			other investment funds. Mr. Graves will review the status of the law 

			regarding endowment funds, and provide practical tips regarding 

			advising clients with respect to management of endowment funds.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  J. Hazen Graves</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">3:45   3:55 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">3:55   4:45 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">BREAKOUT SESSION B</font></b></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">3) Member Associations: Hot Legal Issues</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Trade and other membership associations 

			commonly face legal issues that are unique to the 501(c)(6) world. 

			Mr. Plunkett will take the mystery out of these legal issues and 

			give practical tips regarding representing membership associations.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  J. Patrick Plunkett</font></i></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">4) Governance Update</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Governance continues to take center 

			stage as a top priority of the IRS. Ms. Christianson will discuss 

			recent developments regarding nonprofit governance, both on the 

			federal and state levels.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Heidi Neff Christianson</font></i></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">5) Deferred Compensation</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">New regulations under Internal Revenue 

			Code Section 403(b) have been in effect for one year, but nonprofit 

			employers are still faced with questions about how the regulations 

			affect their plans, particularly the plans that are not subject to 

			ERISA. Likewise, nonqualified deferred compensation plans are 

			subject to relatively new rules imposed under Code Section 409A. Ms. 

			Kelley will discuss the current status of 403(b) and deferred 

			compensation plans, with emphasis on common issues encountered by 

			nonprofit employers.</font></p>

			<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i>

			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Monica A. Kelley</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">4:45 p.m. </font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">CONFERENCE RECEPTION</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Join your colleagues for complimentary 

			food, drinks, and great PRIZES! We will be collecting your business 

			cards at the reception for a drawing at 5:05 p.m. Be there to win a 

			complimentary registration to next year s Nonprofit Law Conference, 

			gift certificates for your favorite stores and services, and more! 

			Must be present to win.</font></p>

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