CAIR-SFBA: How should nonprofits prepare for the ‘nonprofit killer’ bill becoming law? – Religion News Service
Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area, is no stranger to her nonprofit facing scrutiny. Since 9/11, many Muslim groups have been under a microscope and a few have been accused of supporting terror.
“We’ve all learned that it is imperative that our finances, our procedures and everything we do is not just in compliance with the law but far exceeds those standards,” she said. “The more effective you are, the more rigor you bring to the work, the higher quality the work is, the better you can defend yourself, and the more people who can come to your defense.”
But Billoo said the most nefarious part of the new “nonprofit killer” bill is how it strips nonprofits of due process. “The bad news is there is little you can do to prepare.”
Many nonprofits are concerned that their work may suffer if time is diverted to prepping for or dealing with potential terrorist accusations. They also worry that the bill may affect donors and their giving behaviors.
“We are now managing people’s fears about this and other government targeting internally and externally to our workloads,” Billoo said. “That is in addition to everything we must do to serve our community and clients.”
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