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NY postpones key provision in reform law
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation to postpone for a year a key provision of New York’s recently enacted reforms for nonprofits that would prohibit employees from serving also as chairmen. The law, intended to prevent conflicts of interest, was to have taken effect on Jan. 1. In his sponsor’s memo, Assemblyman James […]
Bank of America grants for nonprofits
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded $161,500 in grants to 12 local nonprofits that help strengthen the Rochester community by playing a critical role in connecting Rochester’s high school students, veterans, and low-income individuals and families to financial education, leadership training, workforce development, and mentoring at their point of need. The grants are […]
Groups awarded for financial education work
The Marketview Heights Association and NeighborWorks Rochester were among the nine regional nonprofits awarded by Citizens Bank as part of the “Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money” initiative. The Rochester organizations were chosen from among more than 150 applicants in a competitive application process based on their track record of success providing financial education programs, a [&hell[...]
Ad Council to host workshops
The Ad Council of Rochester is hosting the second in a series of workshops for nonprofit professionals on Feb. 4. The workshop, which will cover using an organization’s communication channels to effectively communicate, will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Ave. The workshop will include presentations by […]
Ad Council, Dunkin’ Donuts join forces
Ad Council of Rochester and Dunkin’ Donuts are teaming up to provide free strategic planning and marketing consultations for nonprofits in Monroe County. The “Coffee & Consult” program is a one-hour, free consultation with an Ad Council staff member and/or expert marketing volunteer that will take place over coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts locations in the […]
Nonprofits seek easing of regulations
Private business owners have long told state legislators — in words and, by leaving New York, in deeds — that the laundry list of regulations has created unnecessary burdens on them and hurt their bottom line. The same is true for nonprofit organizations, who say bureaucratic red tape is hurting their ability to provide services […]
AmeriCorps members help city and legal nonprofits
Paralegals at the seven Legal Assistance of Western New York locations didn’t receive the National Service Impact Award they were nominated for, but that does not mean their services are any less valuable to the clients they serve and the nonprofit civil legal service agency they work for. “They are a critical part of our […]
ReCharge New York recipients announced
The Governor’s Office and the New York Power Authority announced the first round of New York businesses and nonprofits eligible to receive lower cost power allocations pursuant to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ReCharge New York program this week. The NYPA Board of Trustees approved power allocations to 49 Finger Lakes area businesses in return for their […]
IOLA releases annual financial report
The New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund released its annual report this week. The fund, established in 1983, supports nonprofit legal assistance organizations in the state that provide civil legal assistance to low income New York residents. IOLA grant funds supported four Rochester organizations in the past year: Empire Justice Center, the Legal […]
Four win extra for most ‘ROC the Day’ donors
Rochester Area Community Foundation is awarding $5,000 prizes to four local nonprofits that garnered the most unique donors during Dec. 8’s ROC the Day, a 24-hour online day of giving. The prizes in four specific categories were intended to encourage nonprofits in the nine-county greater Rochester region to get the word out about ROC the […]
Charity Corps begins serving N.Y. nonprofits
The first legal assistance applications from nonprofit organizations began arriving at the newly formed Charity Corps attorney group Friday. Charity Corps, a joint initiative of the New York State Bar Association and the New York Attorney General’s Office, will provide much needed legal guidance and assistance for nonprofit groups in managing their affairs. “The idea […]
Local attorneys tapped by AG
Jennifer Leonard, president and CEO of Rochester Area Community Foundation, and a local Nixon Peabody attorney, Michael Cooney, are among the 29 members of the New York attorney general’s new Leadership Committee on Nonprofit Revitalization.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Verdugo v. Fox Building Group
- Fourth Department – Out-of-possession landlord: Truax v. M.D. Meyer’s Properties
- Fourth Department – Discovery: Sylvester v. Sanders
Law News
- Espinosa named general counsel at Greenlight Networks
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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