Animal Welfare Professionals

How are folks handling the implementation of California's final regulations to implement Assembly Bill 488 (AB 488)? 

"The Act now regulates any entity that uses the internet to provide a website, service, or other platform to persons in California and performs, permits, or otherwise enables acts of solicitation to occur online." With limited exceptions, the Act now regulates virtually all online fundraising efforts that solicit contributions from people in California-whether that giving is connected to social media efforts, shopping and e-commerce transactions, online gaming, prize promotions, or otherwise." (source).

Is anyone using proprietary software to take donations directly rather than using a third-party vendor (like Blackbaud, GiveLively, etc)? Are you registered in California and/or do you plan to register now that this requirement is in place? Or, have you put geo-location parameters or other disclaimers so that you don't inadvertantly solicit to CA online?

Last but not least, if anyone works with an accountant or filing service with nonprofit expertise in California who helps you with this registration, I'd love to get your recommendation!

 I had not heard of AB 488 and as part of a small non-profit in Californias naturally wanted to know more.  Found that the  "Change" website gives a more complete description than "Venable" site including the exceptions.   Specifically "It's worth noting that certain entities are excluded from the definition of charitable fundraising platforms. This includes a charitable organization's own platform that solely solicits donations for itself, vendors that provide technical or supportive services to these platforms, sponsoring organizations of donor-advised funds, and certain trustee or charitable corporations facilitating acts of solicitation."  The examples given of charitable giving platforms were FoFundMe, Classy, Donor Choose, and Kickstarter.

How are folks handling the implementation of California's final regulations to implement Assembly Bill 488 (AB 488)? 

"The Act now regulates any entity that uses the internet to provide a website, service, or other platform to persons in California and performs, permits, or otherwise enables acts of solicitation to occur online." With limited exceptions, the Act now regulates virtually all online fundraising efforts that solicit contributions from people in California-whether that giving is connected to social media efforts, shopping and e-commerce transactions, online gaming, prize promotions, or otherwise." (source).

Is anyone using proprietary software to take donations directly rather than using a third-party vendor (like Blackbaud, GiveLively, etc)? Are you registered in California and/or do you plan to register now that this requirement is in place? Or, have you put geo-location parameters or other disclaimers so that you don't inadvertantly solicit to CA online?

Last but not least, if anyone works with an accountant or filing service with nonprofit expertise in California who helps you with this registration, I'd love to get your recommendation!

How are folks handling the implementation of California's final regulations to implement Assembly Bill 488 (AB 488)? 

"The Act now regulates any entity that uses the internet to provide a website, service, or other platform to persons in California and performs, permits, or otherwise enables acts of solicitation to occur online." With limited exceptions, the Act now regulates virtually all online fundraising efforts that solicit contributions from people in California-whether that giving is connected to social media efforts, shopping and e-commerce transactions, online gaming, prize promotions, or otherwise." (source).

Is anyone using proprietary software to take donations directly rather than using a third-party vendor (like Blackbaud, GiveLively, etc)? Are you registered in California and/or do you plan to register now that this requirement is in place? Or, have you put geo-location parameters or other disclaimers so that you don't inadvertantly solicit to CA online?

Last but not least, if anyone works with an accountant or filing service with nonprofit expertise in California who helps you with this registration, I'd love to get your recommendation!

How are folks handling the implementation of California's final regulations to implement Assembly Bill 488 (AB 488)? 

"The Act now regulates any entity that uses the internet to provide a website, service, or other platform to persons in California and performs, permits, or otherwise enables acts of solicitation to occur online." With limited exceptions, the Act now regulates virtually all online fundraising efforts that solicit contributions from people in California-whether that giving is connected to social media efforts, shopping and e-commerce transactions, online gaming, prize promotions, or otherwise." (source).

Is anyone using proprietary software to take donations directly rather than using a third-party vendor (like Blackbaud, GiveLively, etc)? Are you registered in California and/or do you plan to register now that this requirement is in place? Or, have you put geo-location parameters or other disclaimers so that you don't inadvertantly solicit to CA online?

Last but not least, if anyone works with an accountant or filing service with nonprofit expertise in California who helps you with this registration, I'd love to get your recommendation!

How are folks handling the implementation of California's final regulations to implement Assembly Bill 488 (AB 488)? 

"The Act now regulates any entity that uses the internet to provide a website, service, or other platform to persons in California and performs, permits, or otherwise enables acts of solicitation to occur online." With limited exceptions, the Act now regulates virtually all online fundraising efforts that solicit contributions from people in California-whether that giving is connected to social media efforts, shopping and e-commerce transactions, online gaming, prize promotions, or otherwise." (source).

Is anyone using proprietary software to take donations directly rather than using a third-party vendor (like Blackbaud, GiveLively, etc)? Are you registered in California and/or do you plan to register now that this requirement is in place? Or, have you put geo-location parameters or other disclaimers so that you don't inadvertantly solicit to CA online?

Last but not least, if anyone works with an accountant or filing service with nonprofit expertise in California who helps you with this registration, I'd love to get your recommendation!