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    Practice 5A: Legal and Ethical Practices

    Posted 2017 Updated June 28, 2018
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    Land Trust Alliance
    About This Practice

    This guidance covers Practice 5A, which includes two elements:

    1. Conduct an analysis of state charitable solicitation laws and register where the land trust determines it is appropriate

    2. Do not compensate internal or external fundraisers based on a commission or a percentage of the amount raised

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