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Idea2Form

Consultation on Dissolving LLC and Filing for Bankruptcy

Summary:

Assist an organization providing design services and strategy consultations to under-resourced non-profits by providing a consultation on dissolving their entity and filing for bankruptcy.

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Jurisdictions: CA
About the Organization: Idea2Form (I2F) is a collaborative design studio providing design services and strategy consulting for under-resourced nonprofit organizations and emerging social entrepreneurs.
Legal Entity Type: For-profit
SDG(s):Decent Work and Economic Growth, Gender Equality, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships to achieve the Goals, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Communities
Legal Issue(s):

Due to economic circumstances, the Idea2Form (I2F) team must shut down their business. They also have outstanding loans that they are unable to pay and will become delinquent soon. The I2F team is now seeking a comprehensive consultation to discuss what steps they must take to wind-down/dissolve the business and to declare bankruptcy. If possible, they would also appreciate assistance with the wind-down process itself, and with the bankruptcy proceedings. However, this is a secondary request.

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Land Use Atlas, Inc.

Research on Zoning Laws

Summary:

Assist a nonprofit democratizing information hidden within zoning codes by conducting research on zoning laws.

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Jurisdictions: All States Except (CT, GA, HI, ME, NH, PA, RI)
About the Organization: Land Use Atlas is a nonprofit working to digitize, demystify, and democratize information currently hidden within zoning codes. Their flagship project, the National Zoning Atlas (NZA), is a multi-institutional research collaboration centralizing data about zoning – the most important power of American local government, and the little-understood force shaping our lives. This online interactive map exposes how thousands of communities use zoning – long a tool for racial and economic segregation – to shape housing choices, health outcomes, transportation patterns, environmental degradation, and climate response, among other things.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):Climate Action, Life on Land (sustainability of ecosystems), Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Communities
Legal Issue(s):

The Land Use Atlas team is seeking volunteers to research/contribute information about whether jurisdictions have zoning. The volunteers will review jurisdictions’ websites and ordinances, contact jurisdictions when needed (including submitting public information requests), identify the existence of zoning codes, and extract zoning codes. The President of Land Use Atlas is an attorney and a professor at Cornell Law School. The Land Use Atlas team will provide detailed written instructions and guidance. They are also available to facilitate webinar trainings for groups of volunteers.

 

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