How to Avoid the Hidden Land Mines of

PA Act 141 Governing Your Endowment

A One-Hour Executive Briefing for Board Directors and Executive Officers of Not-for-Profit and Tax-Exempt Organizations in Northwestern Pennsylvania

Tues., Dec. 15, 2009 or Tues., Jan. 26, 2010

Registration 7:30 a.m.  -  Program 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Offices of Malin Bergquist, 2402 West Eighth Street, Erie

Thomas Tupitza, Esq.	Vincent Halupczynski, CPA

An upcoming free one-hour seminar in Erie will help keep you and your organization from unintentionally violating Pennsylvania Act 141 governing your organization's endowment.

The event will be hosted at the Erie office of the public accounting firm of Malin Bergquist, sponsored in collaboration with the Erie Nonprofit Partnership and the Knox Law Firm.

Our guest speakers devote a significant part of their professional practices to non-profit organization governance and management -- Knox Law Firm partner Thomas Tupitza and Malin Bergquist partner Vincent Halupczynski.

A drawing will be held for a $100 restaurant gift certificate, so bring your business card.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with the one-hour program beginning at 8 a.m. Coffee, juice and danish will be served. Please RSVP to Michele Mathers - email - 814.454.4008 - by Dec. 11 (for the Dec. 15 event) or Jan. 22 (for the Jan. 26 event).

Thomas Tupitza, Esq. - advises clients in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, including health care providers, on finance, real estate and governance matters.  A past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers, he is active throughout western Pennsylvania as bond counsel in tax-exempt financing transactions.  His real estate practice includes significant involvement with condominiums, and he is a licensed title insurance agent. Bio.

Vincent Halupczynski , CPA - heads the Not-for-Profit/Tax Exempt Organizations Group of Malin Bergquist of Erie, Pittsburgh and Greensburg, PA. He and his team serve more than150 non-profit clients, providing insights and solutions in audit, accounting and consulting issues, with expertise in the dynamics of governance, finance policies and accounting procedures. The firm sponsors Nonprofit Day in Erie and the Duquesne University Nonprofit Leadership Institute. Bio.

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