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The S.H.A.R.E. House

November 3, 2010
According to the American Bar Association’s Commission on Domestic Violence, 1.3 million women are physically assaulted by an intimate partner every year in the United States. In 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner. S.H.A.R.E. House Quilt In response to this tragic situation, battered women’s shelters such as the S.H.A.R.E House, in Douglasville, Georgia, have made it their mission to offer a safe place for victims of domestic violence. The S.H.A.R.E. House’s 24-hour emergency shelter …

Webcast: Tough Economic Times, Part 1

October 20, 2010
In addition to reduced donations from individual and corporate donors, now many nonprofits are facing reduced federal and state grant money. As a result, it is critical that nonprofits stay on top of their finances by asking the right questions and addressing these issues head on. During this one hour webcast, John Mills identifies the questions nonprofits should be asking themselves when facing tough economic times and discuss the benefits of addressing these questions before a nonprofit …

Correctly Classifying Executive Directors

October 1, 2010
Does your nonprofit treat its executive director as an independent contractor? Most, if not all, of the time this is not the correct classification for an executive director and the consequences of the misclassification could be devastating to your nonprofit. Generally, executive directors are considered employees by the Internal Revenue Service as they are officers of the corporation. Executive directors run the organization, make decisions, and report to the board of directors. Thus, the IRS usually considers …

Webcast: Unrelated Business Income

September 15, 2010
Nonprofits are exploring new ways to bring income to their organizations. Some of these income ideas may generate unrelated business income which may be taxable. During this one hour webcast, our speakers: Define unrelated business income. Identify the risks of generating unrelated business income. Discuss the exceptions and exemptions to unrelated business income. Presenters: Robyn Miller, Staff Attorney, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta Timothy Phillips, Attorney, American Cancer Society Click here to view the webcast.   Unrelated …

Happy Anniversary!

June 30, 2010
I’m feeling nostalgic these days. We’re coming up on the five-year anniversary of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta. On June 27, 2005, I started my job as executive director of the newly-formed organization. We took on our first client a few months later. You can learn more about our accomplishments over the past five years by viewing our 5th Anniversary Report. Just one factoid is the number of attorneys that have volunteered with us so far – …

We have raised $20,000 towards the SunTrust Challenge!

June 20, 2010
What, you still don’t know about the SunTrust Challenge? The SunTrust Foundation has offered to make a $25,000 grant to Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta. All we have to do is raise a matching amount in individual donations of $100 or more. We only have $5,000 left to raise. We are so appreciative of our volunteers, clients and other supporters who have stepped up with donations to make this possible. In this tight economy, donations are more …
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