Part 2: How to Form a Nonprofit? A Nuts and Bolts Presentation

Are you an artist ready to form a  nonprofit organization and need support getting started? Want to learn the nuts and bolts of filing for a nonprofit and requirements before filing? Join us for a presentation with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts’ Amy Lehman, Director of Legal Services, who will share her expertise on how to:

• How to form a nonprofit organization 
• Filing/registering for nonprofit status
• The costs and workload involved before filing, and after the nonprofit is created

Time for Q&A will be provided at the end.

This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. For more on Part 1, visit Part 1: Should I Form a Nonprofit? A Panel Discussion.

Event Breakdown

What: How to Form a Nonprofit? A Nuts and Bolts Presentation

When: Wednesday, May 8, 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET

Where: Online via Zoom (registrants will recieve a zoom link via email)

Recording: This event will be recorded and available to all RSVPs for one month

Audience: Artists of all discipline

Cost: Pay-What-You-Wish

Register: Register here

Questions: Email learning@nyfa.org

Presenter

Amy Lehman, Director of Legal Services at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA)

Amy was a professional ballet dancer for many years in Canada, Sweden, and the US, before returning to school to get her bachelor’s degree from NYU in theater history and dramatic literature. After graduating from NYU, she continued to work in the theater industry as an assistant producer and assistant theatrical agent, where she reviewed contracts and managed and negotiated licensing agreements for plays in the US and internationally. Having been inspired to go to law school by her desire to help other artists, she studied copyright, trademark, media law while at University of Michigan School of Law, where she served as an editor on the Journal of Race and Law, and as president of the Entertainment, Media and Arts Students Association.

Amy’s relationship with VLA began as soon as she had the opportunity to volunteer her services as an attorney.  Her primary practice has been general commercial litigation, including matters involving art law, media law, employment, intellectual property, constitutional law, real estate, insurance, contract disputes, torts, and as well as other disputes.

Amy is a trained mediator with extensive experience working with VLA in the MediateArts program and is on the panel of mediators assigned to resolve cases for the Southern District of New York.

Amy is a member of the Entertainment Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association and was selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2014, 2016, 2017 and New York Metro Super Lawyers 2018 through 2024.