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Small Businesses
Guide
12/10/21
Why You and Your Small Business Might Need Legal Assistance
Neglecting the legal health of a new or existing small business can seriously threaten the success of its operations, endanger its future, and may impact your livelihood. Public Counsel’s Community Development Project (CDP) provides free legal assistance with a variety of transactional issues to small businesses and low-income entrepreneurs located in, and employing residents of, underserved communities in L.A. County.
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Guide
12/10/21
Why Your Nonprofit Might Need Legal Assistance
This document lists some reasons why your nonprofit might need legal assistance and some examples of the types of legal assistance provided by Public Counsel’s Community Development Project.
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FAQs
12/10/21
COVID-19 Vaccination Policy FAQ for Employers
These FAQs discuss common questions employers have with regard to the legalities of requiring employees to be vaccinated.
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FAQsGuide
12/10/21
Trademark Basics for Nonprofits [2015]
This guide contains a collection of frequently asked trademark questions and answers, divided into the following categories: Trademark Definitions, How to Establish a Trademark, Proper Use of a Trademark, and…
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Guide
12/10/21
Risk Management & Insurance Guide for Nonprofits [2013]
This guide provides a basic overview of the risk management process. Using a case study as an example, the guide explains the three fundamental steps that every organization should take in order to create a risk management plan: assess the nonprofit’s risks; mitigate those risks to the greatest extent practicable; and obtain insurance to help pay the costs in the event a loss occurs.
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Guide
12/10/21
Preventing and Investigating Fraud, Embezzlement, and Charitable Asset Diversion: What’s A Nonprofit Board To Do? [2014]
This guide includes practical steps your board can take to prevent embezzlement and, if necessary, respond to it.
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Guide
12/10/21
Public Disclosure of Tax Documents for Nonprofit Organizations
This alert provides an overview of the legal requirement that tax-exempt organizations make federal exemption applications (e.g. Form 1023 or Form 1024-A) and annual informational tax returns (Form 990, Form…
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Guide
12/10/21
Mutual Directorships [2004]
This alert highlights some issues a director of multiple nonprofit organizations may encounter when presented with a business opportunity that creates a potential conflict of loyalties.
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Guide
12/10/21
Mediation vs Litigation: Things to Consider Before Going to Court [2016]
This document defines mediation as a private process where a neutral third person called a mediator facilitates a discussion of the issues at hand and helps you and the other party to potentially resolve the dispute through negotiation; describes several advantages of the process, and provides a list of some local organizations that may be helpful.
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12/10/21
Loan Modifications [2009]
In this information sheet, the topic of loan modification options is explored through a series of questions addressing many common concerns of nonprofit organizations that are struggling to manage outstanding…
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