Causes:
Animal Protection & Welfare,
Animals,
Cancer,
Cancer Research,
Education,
Elementary & Secondary Schools,
Environment,
Health,
Literacy,
Natural Resources Conservation & Protection
Mission: Founded in 1997, Pro Bono Partnership ("the Partnership) provides free business and transactional legal services to nonprofit organizations that serve the disadvantaged or enhance the quality of life in neighborhoods in Connecticut, New Jersey, and suburban New York. The Partnership's in-house legal staff recruits and supports attorneys from major corporations and law firms who donate their time to advise nonprofit clients on business legal matters, helping them to increase their effectiveness and enhance their ability to provide services to their constituents. Each year, the Partnership works with about 1,300 volunteer attorneys to assist more than 750 nonprofit organizations with 1,600 legal matters. Additionally, staff attorneys respond to nearly 1,500 legal helpline inquires.
Results: Our nonprofit clients say working with Pro Bono Partnership helps them:
• Better understand and comply with the law-92%
• Incorporate better governance-89%
• Become stronger, more effective organizations-90%
"To a small nonprofit with a big heart, you are our heroes!," raved one nonprofit leader.
Target demographics: Strengthen nonprofits and communities through free, transactional legal services
Direct beneficiaries per year: 774 nonprofit organizations assisted, and 1,485 Legal Resource Helpline queries
Geographic areas served: Connecticut (860-541-4951), New Jersey (973-240-6955), Long Island (631-650-2312) and Suburban New York (914-328-0674)
Programs: Pro Bono Partnership offers nonprofit clients:
• Free legal advice
• Educational webinars, workshops, and trainings
• Publications about common legal issues
• Legal alerts about new laws impacting nonprofit organizations
Legal Matters Addressed by Pro Bono Partnership:
• Contracts
• Corporate structure and governance
• Employment and volunteer
• Fundraising/charitable solicitation laws
• Incorporation/tax exemption
• Intellectual property
• Real estate
• Merger
• And, much more!
