Author Archives: Pro Bono Partnership
Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: NJ’s New Equal Pay and Paid Sick Leave Laws Provide Expanded Equitable Protections for Employees
July 18, 2018New Jersey has enacted two new laws that will dramatically impact the workplace. Both laws aim to provide a more equitable workplace for minorities, women, and other lower-paid employees. Each of the laws presents significant compliance challenges for employers, so … Continue reading
Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: Sorting through the dreaded 501c3 reporting obligations
July 18, 2017Paperwork. Reporting requirements. I know. This isn’t a very captivating topic. But many tasks that nonprofits need to attend to aren’t captivating. But this is an important topic, one that if ignored could put your nonprofit at significant risk of … Continue reading
Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: Lawyers Giving Back to Their Communities
April 25, 2017Volunteers help make our communities stronger and nicer places to live. Their extraordinary efforts are the impetus for National Volunteer Week, celebrated this week, April 23-29, a time to recognize and thank volunteers who lend their time, talent, voice … Continue reading
Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: Keeping Your House in Order
March 14, 2017As noted in Allison Trimarco’s February post, these are interesting times, replete with significant issues. To borrow some phrasing from Kipling, if you can stay focused on your mission, when all around you there is challenge and change, you will … Continue reading
Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: Does Your Organization Meet the Public Support Test?
February 21, 2017Where Funding Comes From Matters Your nonprofit is pretty new and still small. It’s been operating on about $5,000 a year. Now a funder wants to give you a grant for $20,000. Or, it’s a mature charity, but an offer … Continue reading
Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: Seven Simple Suggestions for Making Your Lawyer Happy (cont.)
February 2, 2017Last month, I offered you the first four of my seven tips for making a lawyer happy. Here are the final three. Five: If You Want to Schedule a Call, Please Suggest Some Days and Time. Some nonprofits will drop … Continue reading
Pro Bono Partnership Pundit: 7 Simple Suggestions for Making Your Lawyer Happy
January 17, 2017The New Jersey office of Pro Bono Partnership in 2015 helped 299 nonprofit clients with 654 formal projects and 788 resource calls. As we closed out 2016, we were well on the way to shattering those numbers, with the same … Continue reading