State Charitable Solicitation Registration Requirements

Elizabeth Grant is the Attorney-in-Charge of the Charitable Activities Section at the Oregon Department of Justice. She joined the Department in 2003. Prior to that, she worked for approximately twelve years as an attorney in the Division of Marketing Practices in the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection in Washington, DC. While at the FTC, she developed and litigated federal enforcement actions involving deceptive and unlawful business practices. Ms. Grant graduated magna cum laude from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.

Chris Cash is a native of Colorado with a background in government service and the nonprofit sector. He graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Political Science, interned in Washington D.C. for Sen. Tim Wirth (CO), and later worked for Rep. David Skaggs (CO-2nd CD). At the Colorado Secretary of State's office, he is responsible for administering the Secretary of State's charities registration program, pursuant to Title 6, Article 16, Colorado Revised Statutes (the "Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act"). He is a past president of the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO), which is a forum for the exchange of views and experiences relating to charitable trust and charitable solicitation issues.

Julian H. Spirer is the founder of the firm of Spirer Law Firm, P.C., and the manager of the firm's non-profit law practice.Mr. Spirer graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1968 with awards in history and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1971 with honors. Except for service as a Congressional chief of staff (1975-78) and as head of the Washington office of the City of New York during the City

Karen Gries is a partner with the CliftonLarsonAllen focusing on the tax implications of exempt organizations.Karen's 25 year public accounting career has been focused on serving the needs of exempt organizations. Her experience includes providing services to a variety of tax-exempt organizations, including charities, social welfare, business leagues and associations, credit unions, health care providers, religious organizations, and others. Her experience also spans many industries such as public charities and private foundations, higher education, health care and senior living, arts and social welfare, etc.Karen provides a broad range of services to tax-exempt clients, including analysis, planning, and reporting of unrelated business income; intermediate sanctions analysis and application including assistance in mitigating an organization's exposure; organizational structures; corporate compliance reviews; joint venture planning to preserve exempt status; consulting on matters of fringe benefits and compensation; applying for exempt status; resolving disclosure issues related to Form 990; and maintenance of exempt and public charity status.Karen is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Greater Washington and Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, ASAE and National Association of College and University Business Officers. Karen currently serves on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT). The ACT consists of external stakeholders and representatives who deal with employee retirement plans, tax-exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds and federal, state, local and Indian tribal governments. She is a frequent speaker on tax exempt issues for the Aging Services of Minnesota and South Carolina, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, ASAE, Minnesota and Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants, Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Nonprofit Financial Group, Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, and other organizations.