Global NPO Coalition on FATF Presents: ABCs for Risk Assessment of the Nonprofit Sector in Your Country
Friday, March 9, 2018 View the Recording Ever since FATF revised its Recommendation 8 on nonprofit organizations in 2016, countries must conduct a terrorist financing risk assessment of the nonprofit sector. FATF requires government
Solutions for Nonprofits’ Banking Problems: Next Steps
The Global Coalition on FATF invites you to a webinar: In May we presented results from two important studies that document the global scale of a serious problem: access to banking services for nonprofit
Webinar – Are My Peacebuilding Activities Permissible?
The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project had a chilling effect on peacebuilders working abroad and left practitioners worrying that their work might run afoul of US counterterrorism law. Seven years later, many
Webinar – Government Investigations: How to Protect Your Organization
Nonprofits can be negatively impacted by government investigations, whether they are the target or not. Law enforcement may show up at the office demanding to interview staff and take documents or computer records. Donors,
Nonprofits in Search of Financial Access: Real Problems, Potential Solutions
Nonprofits around the world are having difficulty accessing banking services. U.S. and other countries’ financial regulations, rooted in a comprehensive counter-terror finance regime, and the ever-shifting political landscape set the stage for financial institutions
Webinar: IRS Audits of Nonprofits – How to Avoid or Prepare
The Internal Revenue Service’s Exempt Organizations Division has identified organizations that do international work as a “Strategic Issue Area” for its FY 2017 enforcement program. Learn what this could mean for your organization, and
Webinar – Financial Access for Nonprofits: New Empirical Data
With the launch of our new report, Financial Access for U.S. Nonprofits, the first-ever empirical data on the issue gives new insight to the problem known as "derisking." Hear from the report's authors about
The ABCs of FATF: What Nonprofits Need to Know 2017 and Beyond
A new international standard for government regulation of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) was published by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in June. It is changing the way governments are supposed to approach regulation of NPOs to prevent
Webinar: Building Peace in Permanent War
Building Peace in Permanent War: Counterterrorism Laws and Constraints on Peacebuilding Five Years after Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project Recording Now Available Wednesday, June 24 Speakers: Vicki Sentas, Lecturer in Law, University of New South
Congressional Briefing: Effective Counterterrorism for a New Era
On April 15, 2013 The Charity & Security Network and Alliance for Peacebuilding hosted a Congressional briefing, "Effective Counterterrorism for a New Era." The briefing brought together a panel of experts in counterterrorism, civil
What’s in a Name? Comparing Terrorist Listing / Delisting Procedures in the US, EU and UN
On April 17, 2013, the Charity & Security Network, in cooperation with the American Bar Association’s Middle East Committee and International Human Rights Committee, brought a panel of experts together to discuss the differences
Aid Experts Discuss Challenges Working in Conflict Zones with Terrorist Groups
A Dec. 13, 2012 panel of experts at Hunter College’s Human Rights Program discussed international humanitarian law, access to civilians in conflict zones and the challenges faced by aid organizations working in areas with
Congressional Briefing: A Crisis in Humanitarian Access to Civilians
A Crisis in Humanitarian Access to Civilians On July 26, 2012, the Charity & Security Network hosted a Capitol Hill briefing featuring a panel of experts discussing the dire situation on the ground in
Experts Call for Permitting Track II Diplomacy on Second Anniversary of Humanitarian Law Project Decision
A June 21, 2012 panel discussion marked the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, which upheld the government’s power to criminalize peacebuilding efforts aimed at encouraging terrorist groups to lay
Brown bag featuring Cordaid’s Lia van Broekhoven
Join us on May 8 for a brown bag lunch featuring Lia van Broekhoven, Senior Policy Advisor Development and Security, Catholic Organization for Aid and Development (Cordaid), the Netherlands. Lia is a long-time ally of