Email Preview: Your Organization Appears Not To Be In "Good Standing" In California

This email notification is sent to Nonprofit Administrator and Nonprofit Manager users when the nonprofit is added to the California revocation list by the CA Attorney General or the CA Franchise Tax Board.

Note: These emails apply to nonprofit organizations based in the United States that are vetted through the Blackbaud Giving Fund. For details, see Vetting Guide for United States.

Why You Received This Email

You received this email because you're an administrator or manager for the organization and it appears on one of California's revocation lists. Under California Assembly Bill 488 (CA AB 488), Blackbaud can't accept donations from California residents for your organization until your good-standing status is reinstated.

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Sample Email

Action Required Nonprofit Administrator Nonprofit Manager Vetting (United States)

Subject

Take action: Your organization appears to not be in "good standing" in California

Message

Dear [Nonprofit Name] ([Nonprofit Registration Id]), 

We value our partnership with you and want to bring an important issue to your attention. The State of California recently enacted legislation, California Assembly Bill 488 (CA AB 488), which regulates online charitable fundraising in the state. Specifically, the law prohibits charitable fundraising platforms, like Blackbaud, from assisting organizations not in “good standing” with the state of California with making charitable solicitations to and receiving funds from California residents.

We currently believe that your organization may not be in “good standing” with the state of California based on the data published by the government organizations listed below. We are therefore prohibited from providing certain platform services to you until your “good standing” status has been reinstated. Consistent with our legal obligation, beginning January 1, 2024, Blackbaud will remove the ability for California donors to make donations to your organization on our platform.

What action should I take? 

Determine why your organization is not in “good standing.” An organization which appears on one of three lists is considered not in “good standing” in California for purposes of this law:
- California Franchise Tax Board
- California Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts
Work with the applicable agency to rectify your “good standing” status. We are alerting you to this issue because we value our partnership. You must work with the applicable government agency directly to solve this problem. We do not have additional details on your status.
Consult our CA AB 488 FAQ page for more information. We have compiled helpful information including frequently asked questions and links to resources you can use to learn how to rectify your status.

Thank you for your partnership. 

Blackbaud

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Action required: First, check the California Franchise Tax Board's revoked-entity list and the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts to confirm why your organization isn't in good standing. Then, work directly with the applicable California agency to resolve your organization's status — Blackbaud doesn't have additional details beyond what's in this email. Next, review the CA AB 488 FAQ for nonprofit admins for more information.

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