If you have ever set up a nonprofit organization, you know that you need to get incorporated as a nonprofit with the Secretary of State’s office and then file with the Internal Revenue Service for 501(c)(3) status. Hopefully, you know that you also need to register with the Secretary of State’s office for charitable solicitation. Have you ever wondered what happens if you don’t do any of those things? Atlanta City Councilman H. Lamar Willis found out …

Ronald McDonald Houses have been providing housing to families of hospitalized children since 1974, but that doesn’t make them immune from employee lawsuits. A former employee of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida in Miami recently filed suit claiming that she was not paid overtime for working 70-hour weeks. Although she was hired as an assistant manager and classified as “exempt” from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the former employee …

Insurance seems like a black hole to many nonprofits. There isn’t a clear guide as to what is needed, how much is needed, and where to get it. In addition, it seems like just another cost that’s especially difficult to afford in lean times. During this one hour webinar, our speaker brings light to the subject and helps nonprofits understand: What different types of insurance are appropriate for nonprofits What the different types of insurance actually cover …

Can you believe that we are already half-way through 2009? Given the challenges of this year, many of you are probably happy that we’re over the hump. Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta is busier than ever, helping nonprofits address those challenges and get through these tough times. For the first six months of 2009, the number of pro bono matters and the number of volunteer attorneys doubled over the same period last year. In January, we started …

Although no section of the Internal Revenue Code sets out specific requirements for how tax-exempt organizations are to be governed, the subject of good nonprofit corporate governance has become a strong focus of the IRS in recent years. The most obvious evidence of the IRS’ emphasis on good nonprofit corporate governance is the new Form 990. Formerly a fairly simple data reporting form, the new and much more extensive Form 990 includes 28 governance-related questions. The IRS …

When Harvey Anderson of Home Repair Ministries signed up to participate in a free “Nonprofit Legal Check-up” with Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta (PBP-Atl), he had no idea of the wealth of legal information and advice he was about to receive. From Left to Right: George Sewell, Harvey Anderson and Robyn Miller. Although Home Repair Ministries- a nonprofit whose volunteers assist low income and disabled individuals with home maintenance and repair- had not run into any specific …