During these trying times, nonprofit organizations face a long list of regulatory and other legal burdens, making it a challenge to assess their governance and compliance procedures while also doing the day-to-day work to meet their mission. To support our nonprofit clients and community partners who are working tirelessly to advance race equity, secure economic opportunity, and strengthen their communities during challenging times, Exponentum and Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights are teaming up to provide a pro bono legal assessment focused on corporate governance.
| ABOUT THE CLINIC: At the clinic, pro bono attorneys will meet with you virtually and walk through a series of questions aimed at identifying legal areas that your organization may need to address in order to move toward full compliance, follow best practices, and improve operations. Volunteer attorneys walk through a checklist with you to review articles and bylaws, general nonprofit compliance issues, and answer your governance questions. After this clinic, participating nonprofits may request assistance to follow up on legal issues identified during the consultation, such as revising bylaws, applying for sales tax exemption, or reviewing a lease. Such assistance would be a separate matter and may involve different pro bono counsel from the actual clinic. |
DATE: Consultations to be held between January 21 thru February 15th
TIME: Approximately 90 minutes
LOCATION: Volunteer attorneys will provide virtual meeting room (Zoom, WebEx, GoToMeeting, etc.)
| WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Board members, officers, and executive directors of BIPOC-led organizations working to strengthen their communities, or organizations with a mission to strengthen or serve primarily BIPOC communities. Organizations must have 501(c)(3) public charity status and be in operations, currently conducting activities or providing services. Please note that at least one person from your organization must attend the consultation virtually, since the volunteer attorneys will be using a screen sharing feature in the virtual meeting room, although cameras need not be on. Please contact Angela Dear (adear@clccrul.org) with questions about this requirement or for accommodation requests. |
| TO REGISTER: Please submit the registration form by the deadline date of January 21, 2022. You will need to collect specific documents (board list, 990, articles, bylaws, etc.) prior to the clinic. Space is limited – sign up soon! |