Partnerships to achieve the Goals

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The Bail Project, Inc.

Draft Grant Agreement

Summary:

Assist a nonprofit that pays bail for low-income individuals by drafting a grant agreement tailored for grassroots/advocacy efforts.

Referred by:

  • Anonymous Collaborator
Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: The Bail Project (TBP) pays bail for low-income people at no cost to them. They also help these individuals return to court and navigate voluntary supportive services while they wait for their trial. Using the data and stories TBP gathers every day, they provide evidence that informs better policies at the local, state, and federal levels.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):Partnerships to achieve the Goals, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities
Legal Issue(s):

The Bail Project (“TBP”) seeks pro bono legal assistance to draft a template for a grant agreement specifically tailored for grassroots organizations. The primary objective is to ensure the agreement fully complies with TBP’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, particularly concerning regulations around grassroots lobbying. The legal expertise is crucial to navigate and incorporate the necessary language and provisions to maintain compliance while effectively supporting grassroots initiatives.

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Medic Mobile Inc.

Trademark Registration

Summary:

Assist a nonprofit creating technology for care workers by registering a trademark.

Referred by:

  • Anonymous Collaborator
Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: Medic designs, delivers, and supports world-class, open-source software for health workers providing care in the world’s hardest-to-reach communities. They believe providing communities with sophisticated, human-centered technology is an effective tool on the path to achieving a more just world, where universal health coverage is a reality and health is a secured human right.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):Good Health and Well Being, Partnerships to achieve the Goals
Legal Issue(s):

Medic designs, delivers, and supports world-class, open-source software for health workers providing care in the world’s hardest-to-reach communities. They are the licensor of the Community Health Toolkit, which includes a collection of open-source software frameworks and applications with resources to help partners design and deploy digital tools for care teams.

The Medic team is now seeking assistance registering a trademark for the Community Health Toolkit logo/brand name.

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Medic Mobile Inc.

Consultation on Spinning Out Nonprofit Entity

Summary:

Assist a nonprofit creating technology for care workers by providing a consultation on the implications (from the US perspective) of spinning out a new entity in Kenya.

Referred by:

  • Anonymous Collaborator
Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: Medic designs, delivers, and supports world-class, open-source software for health workers providing care in the world’s hardest-to-reach communities. They believe providing communities with sophisticated, human-centered technology is an effective tool on the path to achieving a more just world, where universal health coverage is a reality and health is a secured human right.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):Good Health and Well Being, Partnerships to achieve the Goals
Legal Issue(s):

The Medic team is considering spinning out a separate nonprofit entity in Kenya to house their implementation programming/provide more localized support. This entity would be locally led and governed. However, the Medic team imagines the two entities will have a symbiotic relationship and the 501(c)(3) will provide operational support to the Kenyan nonprofit in the beginning.

The Medic team is now seeking a consultation to explore what this spin out would look like from the perspective of the 501(c)(3). They would like to discuss: (i) what steps they would need to take to spin out a new entity; (ii) major considerations when spinning out a new entity; and (iii) any risks they should be aware of.

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Tarjimly

Review Terms of Service

Summary:

Assist a tech nonprofit eliminating humanitarian language barriers by reviewing the Terms of Service for their website/application.

Referred by:

Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: Tarjimly is a tech nonprofit that provides an interpretation and translation app and related services to support refugees, immigrants, and humanitarian organizations. Their mission is to eliminate humanitarian language barriers at a global scale, increasing the efficiency of humanitarian services.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):Gender Equality, Good Health and Well Being, Partnerships to achieve the Goals, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities
Legal Issue(s):

The Tarjimly team is seeking assistance reviewing the Terms of Service for their website/mobile application to ensure they are up to date and comply with applicable law.

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8B Education Investments

CRA Credit Strategy Memo

Summary:

Draft a legal memo for a fintech serving globally mobile African students analyzing the viability of using CRA credits to support college towns through student lending programs.

Referred by:

Jurisdictions: U.S.
About the Organization: 8B is a social impact fintech enabling African brilliance to have a global impact. ​​They are the first company focused exclusively on providing end-to-end value to global Africans and envision a world where the frictions restricting African talent are eliminated and the continent’s immense well of imagination goes global.
Legal Entity Type: For-profit
SDG(s):Partnerships to achieve the Goals, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities
Legal Issue(s):

8B Education Investments, a social impact fintech focused on serving globally mobile African students through fair student loans, is seeking assistance exploring how Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) credits can be utilized by financial institutions to support local college towns facing economic decline due to decreased student enrollment. The focus would be on enabling local lending to foreign students, with the proceeds going directly to colleges and universities with an aim to clarify that CRA credit should be based on the use of funds—supporting local institutions and economies—rather than the nationality of the borrower. They would greatly appreciate a memo that provides legal analysis, policy background, and strategic guidance that can be shared with CRA officers at banks to encourage adoption of this approach.

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Advance Native Political Leadership

Ethics Matrix for Politician Participation

Summary:

Assist a nonprofit designed to support newly elected Native officials by creating an ethics matrix to help them assess eligibility for participation.

Referred by:

  • Anonymous Collaborator
Jurisdictions: AZ, NM, MN, MT, WA, AK
About the Organization: Advance Native Political Leadership (Advance) is the first and only national Native-led organization working to build a complete ecosystem of political power building in Native communities – leadership recruitment and support, civic engagement, research and data, leadership endorsements, and national and state coordination. Through their Native Leadership Institute, strategic partnerships, and research and data initiatives, they are building a powerful movement of Indigenous leadership to meet these challenges head-on.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):Decent Work and Economic Growth, Gender Equality, Good Health and Well Being, Life on Land (sustainability of ecosystems), Partnerships to achieve the Goals, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities
Legal Issue(s):

The Advance Native Political Leadership team is seeking assistance developing an ethics matrix to help them assess elected officials’ eligibility for participation in their Native Elected Leaders Network. This matrix should provide a top-level ethics review of elected officials based on state and office, ensuring alignment with ethics standards for public service. This matrix will help the Advance Native Political Leadership team identify which leaders they might be able to invite to upcoming trainings, convenings or gatherings, to ensure they can cover travel, accommodation, and meals for participants and, in some instances, provide small honorariums. They are seeking assistance in the following priority states: AZ, NM, MN, MT, WA, AK.

If an attorney cannot assist with every state, the Advance Native Political Leadership team would appreciate assistance with as many states as the attorney is comfortable handling.

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