Publications
VLAA publishes a free monthly newsletter
for Missouri and Southwestern Illinois arts organizations entitled Arts
Law Memo, which is funded, in part, by the Whitaker Foundation,
and easy-to-understand guides on arts law and business topics.
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Sample Nonprofit Policies
Guides
Anatomy of a Contract
Artist's
Guide to the Visual Artists Rights Act
Copyright Basics
Guide to Artist-Gallery
Contracts
Guide to Leasing
Studio Space
Guide to Small Claims
Court
These guides are available in print editions only:
Artist as Bookkeeper
Festivals and Fairs: A Legal and Accounting Guide
Guide to Board Duties and Liabilities NEW EDITION!
Guide to Financial Oversight NEW!
Please contact us for more information.
Arts Law Memo
Leadership
How is your board doing? A Self-Assessment Guide (2006)
Lessons from the Kauffman Foundation (2004)2004) tion Advisory Boards (2003)
CARE
Bill (2003)
Maintaining Trust and Accountability
(2002)
The Treasurer's Report
(2002)
Robert's Rules (2000)
Ethics and Policy
Making (2000)
Committees Can Design
Horses (1999)
Evaluating the Chief Executive
(1998)
Rethinking Board
Manuals (1997)
What defines a good board
of directors? (1997)
Board Meetings Should be
Much Better (1996)
Financial Management
News from the Friendly IRS (2007)
Savings and Investment Tips (2002)
Taking IRS Form 990 Seriously (2001)
Managing Your Cash Flow (2001)
Nonresident Entertainer Notes (1999)
The World According to GAAP (1997)
Are you in the market for new software? (1996)
Audits Provide Credibility and Guidance (1995)
Protect Your Assets with Internal Controls (1995)
Intellectual Property
The Clearance Culture & Documentary Filmmakers (2007)
Whose Play is it Anyway? (2006)
Trademark
v. First Amendment (2005)
Copyright Tips for
Nonprofits (2003)
Copyright
Extension Challenged (2002)
The Making of a Successful
Collaboration (2000)
Rock Hall v. Gentile (2000)
Publishing Law and Accounting
101 (1998)
ASCAP & BMI (1995)
Trademarks Are No Laughing
Matter (1995)
Nonprofit Operations
MacDowell Colony Wins Property Tax Case (2008)
Elections, Lobbying & the Law (2008)
Diversity and Accessibility (2007)
Gift Acceptance Policies (2007)
IRS Mandates Transparency (2006)
Sarbanes-Oxley Explained (2006)
Americans with Disabilities Act (2003)
Getting
to Maybe (mediation) (2003)
Bounced Checks: What to Do (2002)
Risk Management and Insurance
(2002)
Online Annual Reports (2001)
Consider the Benefits of Mediation
(2001)
Congress Debates Tax Measures (2001)
Telemarketing and E-mail
Marketing (2001)
Web sites Raise Tax and Legal
Concerns (2000)
Substantiating Contributions
(2000)
Accidents and Emergencies
Happen (1999)
Mailing List Blessings
and Burdens (1998)
The Vice Squad on Gambling/Alcohol
(1998)
The How To's of Leasing
Space (1994)
Personnel
Dollar
Value of Volunteers (2002)
Visa Problems (2002)
Employment Law in a Nutshell (2002)
Compensating Fundraisers (2002)
How to Fire Gracefully and Legally (2001)
Independent Contractor
Pros & Cons (2000)
Harassment in the Workplace
(1999)
New Employees: Getting
Off to a Good Start (1997)
Volunteers: Protecting
Our Greatest Asset (1997)
Classifying Workers Can
Be Pretty Tricky (1996)
Job References Are a Double
Edged Sword (1996)
Ouch! A Workers' Compensation
Cautionary Tale (1995)
Unemployment Compensation:
A Guide (1995)
Conducting a Legal Job
Interview (1994)
Other
