Between January 1st and May 1st, 2016, 220 attorneys have volunteered their time to support PBPA’s nonprofit clients. Thank you to those who have volunteered so far this year: Abi Oyegun Adrienne Byrdsong Aimee Nash Alan Hastings Alan Poole Alex Clamon Alex Drummond Alexandra Greene Alexis Simpson Alfred Lurey Alison Drane Amanda Busse Amanda Norcross Amy Andrews Andrew Swindle Andy Cooper Angie Palmer Angie Woo Anita Bala Anne Marie Garavaglia Arielle Eisenberg Austin Dailey Austin Mills Austin …

One of the top ten adverse childhood experiences that lead to poor mental and physical health as adults is having an incarcerated parent. Kidz2leaders, inc. exists to help change the lives of prisoners’ children and to break the vicious cycle of incarceration. Kidz2leaders helps the children rise above their circumstances, teaches them to become leaders and provides a life of hope through religious programming and a fun environment. Diane Parrish, founder of kidz2leaders, tells a story of …

Here are just a few of the thank you notes sent to our stellar volunteers by our nonprofit clients! To: Corbin Kennelly, Paul Hastings From: Defined with Purpose “I wanted to send over my sincere gratitude to you for completing the waivers for DWP! I am so thankful and they look amazing! Because of the work that you have done, you have saved us from many headaches in the future. Thanks as well for being available and …

In 1982, Paul Newman founded Newman’s Own, a for-profit corporation created to sell food products and donate 100% of the profits to charity. What started as a boutique operation has grown into an international business with over $350 million in revenues. Many people consider Paul Newman to be one of the original pioneers in the area of social enterprise, and now others are following his lead by applying business strategies to achieve social purposes. The social enterprise …

Proper maintenance of employee personnel files and other employment files helps to ensure that all of the relevant information about employees is maintained in the appropriate place, and that employment actions that are taken by the organization are supported by correct documentation. Employers may choose to have several files for information that is maintained about employees, including personnel files, and the proper separation of files can be important if employment actions are ever challenged before federal agencies …

How to Keep Your Nonprofit Out of the Media Spotlight The Wounded Warrior Project has been under intense scrutiny ever since a CBS News investigation reported that the organization spends 40 to 50 percent of its donations on overhead. The organization was also accused of excessive spending on executive salaries, travel and staff conferences. In response, the board of directors of the Wounded Warrior Project solicited an independent review and eventually fired the CEO and COO. In …