Antonio "Tony" Arocho, Esq.
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Things to think about before choosing a name for your nonprofit.

Before you create a name for a new nonprofit it is important to do a name search and check public records. You should pick a name that describes your nonprofit’s mission, that the public is likely t…

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Before you create a name for a new nonprofit it is important to do a name search and check public records. You should pick a name that describes your nonprofit’s mission, that the public is likely to remember, and one that is not already being used…
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Job Title
Attorney
Employer
Arocho Law Office
Professional Experience
Tony has more than 25 years of combined experience at the international, national and local level in advocacy, policy, fundraising and development, community economic development, managerial, and constituent/member services concerns of nonprofit organizations, NGOs, or trade associations.

His national experience includes serving as the Executive Director/COO of the Hispanic National Bar Association, and Vice President (Membership, Advocacy and Organizing) of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. He has also served as a Community Development Manager at the National Council of La Raza where he provided technical assistance to community-based organizations and development corporations around the nation.

He is the founder and operator of Arocho Law Office (http://arocholaw.com). Arocho Law Office is a law office that provides high quality and affordable legal services to a wide variety of businesses, trade associations and nonprofit organizations. He is admitted to practice law in District of Columbia, US Virgin Islands, & US Court of International Trade.

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Community Development Interests
Arts and Social Development, Asset Management, CDFIs, Community Building and Organization, Economic Revitalization and Workforce Development, Fundraising and Resource Development, Leadership and Management, Public Policy and Advocacy
Years in the Community Development Field
8-15 years
Are you interested in being a mentor to someone new to the community development field?
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Name Squatting on Social Media Sites

Nonprofits, Museums, etc. may want to check social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and other such sites to see if a social media account user has registered an account name that was identical to your federally registered trademark. Such a phenomenon appears to be growing. Twitter has a specialized “Name Squatting” page on which instructions exist on how to report a name squatting incident to Twitter – http://help.twiContinue

Posted on August 3, 2010 at 4:30pm —

Antonio "Tony" Arocho, Esq.

IRS Grants Grace Period for Small Tax Exempt Organizations

Last week the Internal Revenue Service announced that the many small tax-exempt nonprofit organizations at risk of losing their tax-exempt status have until October 15, 2010 to file returns. These organizations are at risk because they failed to file required returns for 2007, 2008, and 2009. Now these groups can preserve their exempt status by filing returns by October 15, 2010. The IRS also posted a list of the organizations at risk of automatic revocation of their tax-exempt status at… Continue

Posted on August 3, 2010 at 4:29pm —

Antonio "Tony" Arocho, Esq.

Facebook Page Posts for the weeks of July 11th ,18th & 25th

This is a summary of posts for the weeks of July 11th, 18th and 25th to the Arocho Law Office Facebook Page:



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US Nonprofi… Continue

Posted on August 3, 2010 at 4:27pm —

Antonio "Tony" Arocho, Esq.

New News Source

As a public service the Arocho Law Office has created the following news and information website at http://arocholawnews.blogspot.com/. At that site you will find links to useful news and information on business, nonprofits, regulations, government, money, credit unions, world news and matters of personal interest!

Posted on August 3, 2010 at 4:25pm —

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At 2:39pm on January 29, 2010, NeighborWorks America said…
Hi Tony,

Welcome to Leaders for Communities! Glad to see you jumped right on in and joined some groups! Post some discussions and participate in all the site has to offer!

-LeadersforCommunities (LfC)
 
 
 

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