MUSLIM LEGAL FUND OF AMERICA PRESENTS:

MUSLIM NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE SCHEDULE NEW JERSEY 2017

Reception: Continental Breakfast Social Networking

8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

Conference Starts WELCOMING REMARKS

9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m.
Quranic Recitation
Welcoming Remarks Dr. Mahmood Alam, President, American Muslims for Democracy

Session 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE ONLY MUSLIM NONPROFIT LAW CENTER IN THE USA
9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Presenter: Khalil Meek, Executive Director of Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA)
Overview of the Conference
Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA)
Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America (CLCMA)

Session 2 NONPROFIT RISK MANAGEMENT & COMPLIANCE

10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Shari Crittendon Esq, Senior Business Counsel & Director of Outreach Compliance (CLCMA)
Safeguarding 501(c)(3) status - Governance, Risk and IRS Compliance
Board duciary 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 condentiality - domestic violence & child abuse laws

12:00 pm 12:15 pm BREAK

Session 3 MITIGATING LEGAL CHALLENGES

12:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Charles Swift, Director of Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America (CLCMA)
Impact of government designations of foreign groups on U.S. based Muslim non-prots
FBI Interviews - Banking regulations FDIC DOJ Watch Lists international charitable giving
Travel ban issues - no y lists SSSS border crossing & detentions - excessive interviews
Current immigration tactics - CARRP Program - challenging in Federal Court
Religious land use and institutionalized persons act (RLUIPA), zoning & prison discrimination

1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. DHUR PRAYER LUNCH BREAK

Session 4 MITIGATING LEGAL CHALLENGES - continued

2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
Presenter: Attorney Marwa Elbially, Project Resource Attorney (CLCMA)
Hate speech, anti-Muslim protests at religious institutions, and the law
Guidance on LGBT issues, legal protections faith based organizations possess, and the law

Session 5 REIMAGING MUSLIM SPACES: CREATING WELCOMING MOSQUES

3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Presenter: Hind Makki, Interfaith Educator at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU)
Introduction to the Reimagining Muslim Spaces project
Building more accessible and community friendly mosques: reducing barriers to engagement and increasing mosque
capacity
Presentation of key research-backed recommendations from the ISPU study, followed by interactive session with
participants

5:30 p.m. - AMERICAN MUSLIMS FOR DEMOCRACY / MLFA / CLCMA

CLOSING REMARKS - NEXT STEPS - DUAA