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and the organizational steps required to maintain a charitable organization's tax-
exempt status.

Tony McCormick co-authored Part 4. Obtaining Recognition as a Code Section
501(c)(3) Organization.

Jodi Nishioka
Jodi Nishioka joined Wayfind in 2011. She has worked for over 20 years on behalf
of low-income communities, particularly women, children and immigrant/refugee
communities. She started her career as an attorney advocating for immigrant
domestic violence survivors and single mothers fighting for child support in legal
aid organizations in Boston and Honolulu. Jodi continued her work on behalf of
disenfranchised communities within state and city governments in Hawaii and
Seattle and later with grassroots nonprofit organizations. Currently, Jodi enjoys her
work at Wayfind because it combines her legal skills with her dedication to
improving the status of low-income communities. She believes in Wayfind’s

mission of increasing community development and capacity through its support of
nonprofits and microenterprise businesses. Jodi is also on the Board of Directors of
JustLead Washington.

Jodi Nishioka, Lead Editor also co-authored Part 1. Introduction.

Willa Osborn
Willa Osborn is the Pro Bono Fellow at Foster Pepper and will begin classes at the
University of Washington School of Law in the fall of 2018. Willa is dedicated to
improving access to justice for vulnerable populations across the state, with a
particular interest in serving those who suffer from mental illness. As Pro Bono
Fellow, she has coordinated a range of pro bono programs at the law firm and
provides administrative and advisory support to local nonprofits.

Willa Osborn authored the accompanying Glossary and served as Production
Editor.

Cory Sbarbaro
Cory Sbarbaro is founder and principal of Turnpoint Consulting. Cory brings
extensive management, leadership, and teaching experience with a pragmatic,
sensible approach to his consulting engagements with nonprofit and social purpose
corporations. His areas of expertise include interim leadership, executive
transitions, mergers, organizational assessment, strategy development, and
governance. Since launching Turnpoint in 2003, Cory has served as an interim

executive for nine organizations, provided counsel to more than 100 boards of

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