Nonprofits are confronting an environment of heightened legal risks. This roadmap highlights ten legal issues that government and private actors have recently cited to justify heightened scrutiny of certain organizations, and identifies tools to help strengthen organizations’ legal compliance.
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Checklist of Legal Obligations for Non-profit Organizations in Paraguay
This checklist helps nonprofit organizations in Paraguay meet their legal obligations under the country’s current regulatory framework.
Checklist of Legal Obligations for Non-profit Organizations in El Salvador
This checklist helps nonprofit organizations in El Salvador meet their legal obligations under the country’s current regulatory framework.
Checklist of Legal Obligations for Non-profit Organizations in Honduras
This simple checklist helps nonprofit organizations in Honduras meet their legal obligations under the country’s current regulatory framework.
Guatemala: NGO Guide to Complying with Money Laundering, Anti-terrorist Financing and Tax Obligations
These tools help nonprofit organizations in Guatemala understand and meet their legal obligations under the country’s current regulatory framework.
Guide to Legal Obligations for Non-Profit Organizations in Costa Rica
These tools help nonprofit organizations in Costa Rica understand and meet their legal obligations under the country’s current regulatory framework.
Countering Authoritarianism in Asia During COVID-19: Findings & Resources
From 2020 to 2024, ICNL worked with FORUM-ASIA, Media Defence and over a dozen local civil society organizations to address authoritarian measures enacted throughout the Indo-Pacific region in response to COVID-19.
Guidelines for Activists Relocating to the Czech Republic
This three-part Guide, developed by Clifford Chance LLP, is designed to help democratic exiles, with special reference to Russian and Belarusian activists, human rights defenders, and civil society organization (CSO) representatives who consider residing in the Czech Republic.
Practical Guide to Zimbabwe’s PVO Act (2025 Amendments)
This practical guide helps civil society organizations in Zimbabwe navigate recent changes to the Private Voluntary Organizations (PVO) Act.
Evolving Threats to the Tax-Exempt Status of
501(c)(3) Nonprofits
This three-part series highlights recommendations from the International Center for Not-for Profit Law’s (ICNL) Enhancing Digital Civic Space through the OGP Process, focusing on specific policy areas: Promoting Access to an Open and Free Internet, Digital ID, and Addressing Harmful Information Online.