Does a “Donate Now” Button Trigger State Registrations?

If you have a “Donate Now” button on your website (and since the internet is available everywhere) do you need to do a charitable solicitation registration in every single state in the US? Stacey and Andy have the answer (sorta!) Also this week, Stacey has some opinions about whether or not you should allow board members to take a leave of absence, Andy talks about just how fancy video screens should be in order to prevent triggering angst among your more ascetic staff members, and we answer a perennial favorite: “How do I start a foundation?” Topics: Should we allow an ailing board member to take a leave of absence? – skip to this question Does a “Donate Now” button trigger state registration everywhere? – skip to this question How do I tell the marketing department that these video screens are too fancy? – skip to this question How do I start a foundation? – skip to this question Mentioned this week: Unified State Registration (old and broken?) Council on Foundations – Foundation Basics Council on Foundations – Starting a Foundation Review us on iTunes! Review us on Spotify! Review us on Podchaser! Hang out with us on Discord! Ask us a question Sponsor the podcast