Thank you to the 216 attorney volunteers (as of April 5th) who gave nonprofit clients pro bono advice! We could not have done it without you. Click here to add your name to the list below. A. Michael Lee Abbey Morrow Abby Larimer Adam Israelov Aditya Shrivastava Alan Rosselot Alex Meier Alex Strang Alexandra Cervenka Alina Lee Alisha Gibson Amber Charania Amy McCullough Andrew L. Smith Andrew Leba Andrew Mullen Andrew Nielsen Angela Vadala Ann Murray Anna …

If your nonprofit organization has 100 or more employees, or if it is a federal government prime contractor or first-tier subcontractor with 50 or more employees and a prime contract or a first-tier subcontract amounting to $50,000 or more, the organization is required to file an EEO-1 report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This article provides important information about upcoming new requirements for your EEO-1 report filing, including the reporting of pay data. Controversial Pay …

Do your employees text from their own smartphone for work? Do they work from home using their personal laptop? Many nonprofits today allow employees to work remotely, using their personal phones and laptops. This is a great tool for recruiting new talent and can even help minimize overhead. In this webcast, we will talk through what your organization needs to keep in mind if they have a mobile workforce. We explore questions such as: – Can you …

If your nonprofit doesn’t have the proper license from the local sheriff, that raffle you’re holding may be considered illegal gambling in the State of Georgia. Learn how to comply with the law and stay out of trouble. Legal Raffles

Has anyone ever offered your organization a gift of stock, bonds, mutual funds, CDs, or other investments? Many organizations do not think about a policy for accepting such investments and a procedure for managing them until the offer is made and then urgency takes priority instead of a thoughtful plan. Some nonprofits also receive offers for the donation of real property including homes, empty lots, farms, and even office buildings. Having a policy, plan and process to …

Food donations support many in need, but nonprofits must not overlook their legal risks and obligations in distributing donated items. Every day, food is wasted by restaurants, growers and stores. This is in part because potential donors fail to understand food donation policy or fear possible liability. Fortunately, a federal law known as the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act provides fairly broad protections to food donors and nonprofits distributing donated food. This article provides an overview of …