03/22/12 HAA Workshop: Good Governance - Why Board Members Must Understand Their Fiduciary Duties in Houston Mar 8, 2012 4:30 PM

General Registration Fee 25.00 HAA Grantee Registration Fee 15.00

Management Assistance & Organizational Development Enterprise (MODE)

Presents

Good Governance: Why Board Members Must Understand Their Fiduciary Duties

Thursday, March 22, 2012

4:00 P.M. Registration | 4:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. Workshop

1st Floor Alliance Gallery

Houston Arts Alliance | 3201 Allen Parkway | 77019

Registration Fee: $25

About the workshop:

In a discussion of nonprofit board members' duties and loyalty, care and obedience, Nicola Fuentes Toubia, of Fuentes Toubia, PLLC, will explain why it is critical that members adhere to these duties. In addition to covering the law, she will also provide practical advice to assist board members in complying with their duties.

About the Presenter:

Nicola Fuentes Toubia, LMSW | Foy & Associates

Nicola Fuentes Toubia is the founding member of Fuentes Toubia, PLLC, a law firm dedicated solely to the legal and tax issues facing nonprofit organizations. With more than 16 years of experience, she serves a variety of nonprofit clients including religious organizations, nonprofit health care systems, universities, charter schools, private foundations, community development centers and juvenile justice organizations. Ms. Toubia served as co-chair for The University of Texas School of Law's 2011 Nonprofit Organizations Institute. She also served as exempt organizations coordinator for the Gulf Coast TE/GE Council.

She has authored numerous articles on tax issues and has had several speaking engagements including ones on corporate governance of nonprofits, political campaign and lobbying rules for charities, structuring innovative programs for nonprofits, the revised Form 990 and other recent developments affecting nonprofits. Ms. Toubia is a member of the Tax Sections of the Texas Bar, the American Bar Association (Exempt Organizations Committee), the District of Columbia Bar Association and the Gulf Coast Tax-Exempt/Governmental Entities Council.

She holds a BS from Texas A&M University, a JD from The University of Texas School of Law and an LLM in taxation from the University of Houston Law Center.

Registration Policy:

Mailed checks must be postmarked by Thursday, March 15, 2012. All checks should be made payable to Houston Arts Alliance.

For more information regarding the workshop, please contact:

Jerome Vielman

Program & Services Manager

Houston Arts Alliance

3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 250| Houston|TX|77019

Dir:713.527.9330 x.122 | Fax:713.620.5120 | Email:jerome@haatx.com

website:www.houstonartsalliance.com