Gregory Colvin is the author of Fiscal Sponsorship: 6 Ways To Do It Right now in its 3rd edition, co-authored by Stephanie Petit
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History of fiscal sponsorship: My eye view
Gregory Colvin discusses fiscal sponsorship in a January 2022 Zoom meeting. In January, I was invited to present a talk on the history of fiscal sponsorship to a Zoom forum called COVID Conversations, a weekly meeting of a nationwide group of fiscal sponsorship practitioners organized by Andrew Schulman and Oliver Hack. More than 70 people attended the call, each appearing in their own little...
A Bright Spirit Passes
Tom Silk, left, and Greg Colvin at Sea Ranch on the Northern Calif. coast, 1992. Photo by Betsy Adler On January 25, I learned that Tom Silk, the founder of our law firm, Adler & Colvin, had passed away that morning. I was fortunate to visit him at his Stinson Beach home December 31 and enjoy his bright spirit for the last time. I met Tom in the late 1970s when I went to him for legal advice...
Toward the Next 25 Years
Last month, I had the pleasure of participating in a video interview with other founders and past board members of Community Initiatives to celebrate the organization's 25th anniversary. Serving on its board of directors for 10 years after its 1996 incorporation gave me the opportunity to go beyond giving clients occasional legal advice on specific sponsorship problems to helping to oversee the...
NNFS Dec. 8 Virtual Conference
Last year, another setback from the pandemic was cancellation of the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors’ conference, an annual event held in various locations around the country since 2007. December 8 you’ll have a chance to catch up with fiscal sponsor colleagues at a virtual meetup. There will be keynotes, group sessions for sharing expertise and best practices, and announcements of NNFS’...
Get It in Writing
The importance of having a real fiscal sponsorship agreement By Steven R. Chiodini Of Counsel, Adler & Colvin Fiscal sponsorship can be tremendously useful for charitable entrepreneurs who want to test‑drive a new concept, are waiting on an IRS determination letter, or simply don’t want to deal with the administrative slog of running a charity themselves. And it doesn’t require an...