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 – …

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 …

Testimony from Andy Schneggenburger The Atlanta Housing Association of Neighborhood-based Developers (AHAND) has been very fortunate to have maintained a strong working relationship with the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta. AHAND is a dues-paying membership association of non-profit community development corporations and affordable housing developers working to revitalize Atlanta and metro area neighborhoods. AHAND’s program areas include education and advocacy on policy issues impacting our members and their work, and capacity-building to continuously help our members do …

When VOICE Today founder Angela Williams spoke to three hundred women attending a retreat last year at Callaway Gardens and asked for volunteers to share if they had suffered from sexual abuse, over half of the women stood up. Many of these women broke the silence on their abuse for the first time that day and subsequently made a commitment to healing and restoration. Angela Williams (founder) & Tom Scales (executive director) VOICE Today’s mission is to …

What is a fiscal sponsor? Does your organization need one? Have you been asked to become a fiscal sponsor? During this one hour webinar, our speaker discusses this arrangement under which a charitable project without 501(c)(3) status might benefit from the tax-exempt status and administrative support of a sponsoring organization, including: The pros and cons of having a fiscal sponsor The risks and benefits to the fiscal sponsor How to avoid potential problems by entering into a …

Recently, while sitting in the office of the executive director of one of our nonprofit clients, I noticed a plaque on the wall that read: “Dear IRS: I would like to cancel my subscription. Please remove my name from your mailing list.” Of course anyone that has ever completed a tax return can appreciate the humor, but it particularly resonates with those of us who run a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. In exchange for that tax-exempt status, the …