PROVIDENCE, RI, February 19, 2026 – Partridge Snow & Hahn (PSH) Partner Elizabeth O. Manchester will present the program, “Policies and Good Governance Documents a Nonprofit Should Have,” at the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit Leadership Circle on Wednesday, May 20. Manchester will explore the policies and governance documents every nonprofit organization should have in place, why they are important, and best practices for implementing and maintaining them to manage risk and support mission-driven impact. Registration is available here.
As Chair of PSH’s Nonprofit & Tax-Exempt Practice Group, Manchester represents tax-exempt entities, centered on compliance, formation, charitable gift planning issues, and best practices. She has extensive experience assisting institutions with the inception of planned giving programs, as well as corporate governance matters and maintenance of tax-exempt status. Manchester advises charitable institutions and institutions of higher learning about tax benefits available to donors, to assist in discussions with donors to appropriately advance the organization’s mission. Serving as external general counsel for public charities and private foundations, Manchester advises nonprofits regarding board education and training, fiduciary obligation advice, compliance, donor representation, endowment fund management, finance, Form 990, reporting issues, governance, joint ventures, affiliations and litigation prevention. In addition, she advises nonprofits regarding managing bequests and complex gifts for organizations, mergers and acquisitions, obtaining and maintaining tax exemptions, policies, political and lobbying restrictions and tax.
The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit Leadership Circle was created to offer an opportunity for nonprofit leaders to gather, share information, and learn from their peers about a variety of topics impacting the nonprofit sector. The topics for this series are based on feedback from nonprofit members of the Chamber and are strategic, focused on leadership challenges, and designed to foster deep, peer-to-peer discussions. This bi-monthly, lunchtime series takes place at Innovate Newport. PSH is a proud sponsor of the 2026 Nonprofit Leadership Circle series.
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