CONTENTS OF THE FREE SPEECH COALITION, INC. SECOND ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ENDANGERED SPECIES: FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THE FREEDOM FORUM Rooftop Conference Center Rosslyn, Virginia Thursday, October 6, 1994 A special thank you to the Freedom Forum for hosting the Free Speech Coalition's Second Annual Leadership Conference at their excellent facilities in Arlington, Virginia. The papers and discussion contained in this publication were transcribed from audiotapes by Transcription Services in Washington, D.C. This publication was edited for clarity by The Free Speech Coalition. Any omissions or deletions or changes in meaning or emphasis are inadvertant and regretted. They are the responsibility of the Free Speech Coalition, and not that of the Freedom Forum or Transcription Services. © Copyright 1994 Free Speech Coalition, Inc. 8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1070 McLean, Virginia 22102-3860   CONTENTS: Why We Exist: An Overview Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminist Majority and Co-Chair Free Speech Coalition Board of Directors Richard Dingman, Vice President, Free Congress Foundation David Keene, Chairman, American Conservative Union Where The Battles Are Being Fought Moderator: Edythe Ledbetter, V.P. Administration, Center for Marine Conservation Henry Suhrke, Editor, Philanthropy Monthly Laura Murphy Lee, Washington Office Director, American Civil Liberties Union John McIllquham, President, NonProfit Times Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo, Author, Unhealthy Charities Perceptions of Nonprofit “Special Interest Groups” and the Effects on the Political Dialogue Moderator: Harriet Trudell, Feminist Majority John McLaughlin, Fabrizio-McLaughlin Frank Luntz, Ph.D., Luntz Research John McIllquham, President, NonProfit Times Charles Orasin, Craver, Mathews, Smith and Company Keynote Luncheon: Right & Left Against The Stream Moderator: Larry Pratt, Executive Director, Gun Owners of America, and Co-Chair, Free Speech Coalition Board of Directors Anthony P. Griffin, Esq., Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center The Latest in Membership List Confidentiality Ralph Reed, Executive Director, Christian Coalition Mobilizing Grassroots in Face of Regulation and Other Challenges Policy Report I: Federal Actions Affecting Nonprofit Groups Moderator: Howard Segermark, Legislative Director, Free Speech Coalition Mike McCloskey, Chairman, Sierra Club Serving as a Lightening Rod for Government Reprisal Ralph Reed, Executive Director, Christian CoaDavid Keene, Resident Fellow First Amendment Center, Vanderbilt University, Deceptive Mailing Practices Mobilizing Grassroots in Face of Regulation and Other Challenges Tom Schatz, Executive Director, Citizens Against Government Waste “Prohibited Practices” in the Social Security Amendments Policy Report II: The States’ Actions Moderator: Mike Beard, Executive Director, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Thomas Hart, Esq., Slevin & Hart, P.C. The Jurisdiction of States to Regulate Out-of-State Nonprofits Mack Canter, Esq., Copilevitz and Canter, Testing the Constitutionality of State Regulations Richard Steinberg, Ph.D., Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University Fundraising Costs and Rational Economics Policy Report III: Federal Regulations Moderator: William J. Olson, Esq., Co-Counsel, Free Speech Coalition Non-Governmental Challenges: The AICPA and the BBB’s Mark Weinberg, Esq., Co-Counsel, Free Speech Coalition, The Latest IRS Regulations Judy Richmond, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce The FEC and "Who Are Members?" Richard Steinberg, Ph.D., CeJames Bopp, Jr., Esq., Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom Advocacy Groups’ Right To Make Independent Campaign Expendituresnter on Philanthropy, Indiana University, Fundraising Costs and Rational Economics Dick Larkin, Technical Director, Price Waterhouse, An Accountant’s View Where Do We Go From Here? Joe Levin, President, Southern Poverty Law Center Richard Viguerie, President, American Target Advertising An Addendum from the Board of Directors of the Free Speech Coalition