Governor Lamont issued an emergency Executive Order on Wednesday May 13, giving Connecticut nonprofits the authority to conduct member meetings, including annual meetings, by entirely remote means. This will permit Connecticut nonprofits to eliminate in-person members meetings, but only during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) emergency,...
This Legal Alert addresses topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most relevant to nonprofits. In this rapidly-changing environment, please contact your local Pro Bono Partnership office for the most current information. Please also bookmark the Pro Bono Partnership COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources page for information we have published or...
This Legal Alert addresses topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most relevant to nonprofits. In this rapidly-changing environment, please contact your local Pro Bono Partnership office for the most current information. Please also bookmark the Pro Bono Partnership COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources page for information we have published or...
This Legal Alert addresses topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic that are most relevant to nonprofits. In this rapidly-changing environment, please contact your local Pro Bono Partnership office for the most current information. Please also bookmark the Pro Bono Partnership COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources page for information we have published or...
Pro Bono Partnership is compiling COVID-19-related information and resources on our website that may be helpful to nonprofits. Find that information here. FEDERAL UPDATES CARES Act Passed On Friday, March 27 Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which provides significant funding for businesses, hospitals, schools, and social support programs,...
Updated April 21, 2020 Everyday more and more information continues to come out about the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”), the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”), and the IRS have issued a steady stream of...
Exponentum®, in partnership with the law firm of Orrick, Herrington, and Sutcliffe LLP, has prepared the following article to help guide nonprofit employers responding to Covid-19. Pro Bono Partnership is proud to be a member of Exponentum, a national network of business law pro bono providers. In...
Due to the overwhelming toll the COVID-19 coronavirus (“COVID-19”) is inflicting on the physical health of Americans and the health of the American economy, the federal government as well as many state governments have been taking action to try to stem the tide of the...
In the wake of all the news, you may have lost sight of the increased data security and privacy requirements that will soon be imposed on New York businesses, including nonprofit organizations. As of March 21, 2020 any New York business or person that owns...
By now, you have certainly been provided much information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and are trying to sort through and manage the new information that seems to be coming in on a minute-to-minute basis. As nonprofit organizations develop contingency plans to address their unique,...