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Colorado Nonprofit Association Members: Get the transactional legal assistance your nonprofit needs for free!
The Colorado Nonprofit Pro Bono Legal Match Program, is an initiative of Colorado Nonprofit Association and the Colorado Lawyers Committee effectively matching nonprofits in need of legal assistance with volunteer lawyers who can help. Volunteer lawyers may only assist in transactional-type issues and it could take up to 2 months to be matched with a volunteer lawyer.
Participating Organization Criteria
Areas of Assistance
Volunteer lawyers may assist in transactional-type issues, including:
Pro Bono Legal Group Requests
Submitting a request through the Pro Bono Legal Group DOES NOT guarantee legal counsel for your organization. We simply make your request available to a lawyer who may decide to assist your organization and timing can take up to two months for a lawyer to contact you once you submit a request. We encourage you to maintain your own efforts to secure needed assistance. Acceptance of each request is dependent upon the professional and personal criteria of the individual attorneys who volunteer their time and expertise.
Pro Bono Legal Group assistance is NOT available for:
Questions? Contact Kennedy Berreckman, Resource Coordinator at kberreckman@coloradononprofits.org.
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Below is Colorado Nonprofit Association’s past CEO Performance Evaluation.
Below is Colorado Nonprofit Association’s bylaws. Nonprofit bylaws are the rules and methods that your organization follows to insure legality and productivity. It also specifies the election process of directors, your meeting manners, the role of the employees, and many more roles.
Below is Colorado Nonprofit Association’s Code of Ethics Policy.
The Association encourages all nonprofits to adopt a code of ethics policy for its board members, committee members, and staff.
Generally, the public characterize the nonprofit sector as the sector for “doing good” in the world. The notion of toxic leaders is hard to imagine. However, the nonprofit sector is not immune from having leaders who bully, intimidate or dominate board meetings to get their way. This workshop explores toxic leaders, who are they and how organizations and boards can thrive in their mist (or get rid of them if they can’t).
Carolyn Love is principal of Kebaya Coaching ~ Consulting, a leadership and organizational development company. Before starting her business, she served as executive director of three uniquely different nonprofits: Denver Small Business Development Center; Denver Metro Chamber Foundation and Rocky Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council. Carolyn received her B.A. in social work from Indiana State University and a Master’s Degree in nonprofit management from Regis University.
Carolyn is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with a focus on leadership and change. Colorado Nonprofit Association elected Carolyn to the board of directors in 2011.
Below is a sample Table of Contents from Colorado Nonprofit Association. The Table of Contents may be used to determine which documents and information to include in your board manual.
Find a list of common committees, including responsibilities and further details.
Use the below template to help track board membership and terms. Keep a running list for historical purposes or opt to create an annual document.
Email us to receive the editable version (.xlsx).
Use this sample document as a starting point to create or revise your organization’s Whistleblower Policy.