CONFERENCE IS FREE (lunch & refreshments included) RSVP REQUIRED

Registration deadline is Friday, March 10, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.

Muslim Legal Fund of Americas Leadership Conference for Justice delivers practical information about
laws impacting Muslim nonprofit organizations and the imams, mosque staff and board members, Muslim
nonprofit staff and board members as well as community leaders and attorneys who serve them.

The goal of this one-day intensive law conference is to equip Muslim community leaders with the
knowledge and resources for successfully navigating the increasingly complicated legal landscape
affecting Muslims in America.

During the conference, MLFA will introduce MLFAs flagship project Constitutional Law Center for
Muslims in America: and its new strategic Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) program for
American Muslim nonprofits that aims to:

1. Identifying risk that may cause leadership and/or organizational liability.

2. Provide legal advice, assistance and counsel to mitigate any identified risk.

CRITICAL STRATEGIC INFORMATION, PREPARED BY SENIOR ATTORNEYS

& PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS

More than 300 Muslim Nonprofits lost 501c3 status since 2011
Dont let your organization be next!

Leadership
Conference
for Justice
SCHEDULE SATURDAY MARCH 11, 2017 FREE ADMISSION
9:30 - 10:00 am RECEPTION (light snacks + refreshments)
10:00 - 10:15 am WELCOMING REMARKS Quranic Recitation
10:15 - 10:45 am Session 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE LARGEST MUSLIM NONPROFIT LAW CENTER IN THE USA
Overview of the Conference
Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA)
Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America (CLCMA)
10:45 - 12:45 pm Session 2 NONPROFIT RISK MANAGEMENT & COMPLIANCE (Ausaf Farooqi)
Safeguarding 501(c)(3) status - Governance, Risk and IRS Compliance
Board fiduciary responsibilities, record keeping and disclosures requirements
Employment law, 1099 contractor law, child protection law, volunteers and the law
Fundraising regulations, state registrations, unrelated business income
Mandatory reporting vs confidentiality - domestic violence & child abuse laws
Guidance on LGBT issues, legal protections faith based organizations possess and the law
12:45 - 1:30 pm (Lunch & Dhur prayer)
1:30 - 3:30 pm Session 3 MITIGATING LEGAL CHALLENGES (Charles Swift)
Impact of government designations of foreign groups on U.S. based Muslim non-profits
Banking regulations FDIC DOJ Watch Lists international charitable giving
Travel ban issues - no fly lists SSSS border crossing & detentions - excessive interviews
Current immigration tactics - CARRP Program - challenging in Federal Court
Religious land use and institutionalized persons act (RLUPIA), zoning & prison discrimination
Hate speech, anti-Muslim protests at religious institutions, and the law
3:30 - 4:00 pm (break & Asr prayer) light snacks + refreshments
4:00 - 5:50 pm Session 4 REIMAGING MUSLIM SPACES: CREATING WELCOMING MOSQUES (Dr. Ihsan Bagby}
The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) launched the Reimagining Muslim Spaces project.
It aims to help American Muslim communities build more accessible and community friendly mosques by
reducing barriers to engagement and increasing mosque capacity. This session includes key research-
backed recommendations from the ISPU study, followed by an interactive session with participants.
5:50 - 6:00 pm Closing remarks, next steps, duaa END.
6:00 pm Maghrib Prayer

RSVP WWW.MLFA.ORG/CONFERENCE4JUSTICE

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