Partnerships to achieve the Goals

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Chiefs for Change

Bylaws Review

Summary:

Assist a nonprofit transforming public education to ensure all students are served well by reviewing/updating their bylaws.

Referred by:

  • Anonymous Collaborator
Jurisdictions: U.S. (registered in DC)
About the Organization: Chiefs for Change (CFC) is a nonprofit, bipartisan organization whose mission is to build a diverse community of state and local education system leaders dedicated to their shared vision that every public school prepares students for today’s world and tomorrow’s opportunities. They accomplish this through leadership development, system support, and advocacy.
Legal Entity Type: Nonprofit/Charity
SDG(s):End Poverty, Partnerships to achieve the Goals, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities
Legal Issue(s):

The Chiefs for Change team is seeking assistance reviewing and updating the organization’s bylaws to ensure they reflect current practices and comply with applicable law. Importantly, as written, the board is limited to members of the network, who are sitting school superintendents. Chiefs for Change would like to revise the bylaws to allow for a more diverse board composition. They are registered in DC.

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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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Tarjimly

Draft MSA and/or Review BAA

Summary:

Assist a tech nonprofit eliminating humanitarian language barriers by drafting an MSA and/or reviewing a Business Associate Agreement.

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):

Tarjimly is a tech nonprofit that provides interpretation and translation app services to support refugees, immigrants, and humanitarian organizations. In order to further sustain their organization, they are now planning to increase sales of their app and services B2B to health systems and other organizations.

They are seeking assistance drafting a template MSA governing the relationship/provision of services. The Tarjimly team has created an outline of what they anticipate will need to be included. But they would appreciate assistance drafting the template itself.

Because Tarjimly will have access to PHI and they are contracting with health organizations, they must also sign a Business Associate Agreement. The Tarjimly team has a template Business Associate Agreement. However, they would appreciate assistance from an attorney to review the terms to ensure they are up-to-date, fit for purpose, and comply with applicable law.

If an attorney cannot assist with both contracts, assistance with either would be greatly appreciated.

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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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