MARC J. LANE WEALTH GROUP
Marc J. Lane, a nationally recognized attorney and financial advisor, is the Founder of Marc J. Lane Wealth Group (www.MarcJLane.com). An innovator in helping social enterprises and social entrepreneurs leverage capital to maximize financial results while driving positive social change, he designed and teaches the Social Enterprise course at Northwestern University School of Law where he is an Adjunct Professor of Law.
Marc is the pioneer behind the Advocacy Investing® approach to mission-related investing (www.AdvocacyInvesting.com). A Director of Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA), the national association of enterprising nonprofits and social-purpose businesses, he spearheaded the launch of its Chicago chapter, which he serves as President and a Director. He also chairs SEA’s affiliate, The Center for Social Enterprise Accreditation.
Marc is the force behind Illinois’ Low-profit Limited Liability Company (L3C) legislation, and has been instrumental in promoting L3C legislation in other states, authorizing the new hybrid business form which can leverage foundations' program-related investments to access trillions of dollars of market-driven capital for ventures with modest financial prospects, but the possibility of major social impact. His law firm is helping launch as many as 50 L3Cs around the country and, in separate transactions, is working with about 20 foundations that are interested in making program-related-investments in L3Cs.
Marc helps nonprofit, for-profit and hybrid entities identify and implement market-based strategies to advance their social missions. Marc represents many non-profits, social-purpose businesses, social enterprises, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, lenders and investors. He assists them in:
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Selecting the optimal business model
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Securing and maintaining public charity status
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Mitigating the tax risks associated with private benefit/inurement, lobbying, political campaign activity and unrelated business income
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Avoiding the legal and tax traps associated with sponsorships, endorsements and cause-related marketing
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Addressing governance and reporting issues
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Linking for-profits and nonprofits
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Negotiating and documenting financing transactions
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Effectively pursuing the legal and financial opportunities of venture philanthropy.
Marc is the author of 34 books, including Profitable Socially Responsible Investing: An Institutional Investor's Guide, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC; Advising Entrepreneurs: Dynamic Strategies for Financial Growth, John Wiley and Sons; Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations, American Management Association; Representing Corporate Officers, Directors, Managers, and Trustees, Aspen Publishing, and Social Enterprise, American Bar Association.
Marc J. Lane, President
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