Inside This Issue
01. Renovation Without Regret: Minimizing Risk With Construction Contractors
02. A Board Member’s Guide to Reviewing the IRS Form 990
03: Free Legal Clinic: Nonprofit Waiver Toolkit
04. Upcoming Webcast
05: Community Event
06: Recently Added
For many small nonprofits, building and facilities work can be both exciting and risky, often involving tight budgets, volunteer boards, and unfamiliar contracts. In this episode of the PBPA Podcast, Mackenzie Bell with The Home Depot shares practical risk management strategies nonprofits can use both before a project begins and when problems arise.
Did you know the IRS asks whether your nonprofit provided a complete copy of its Form 990 to every board member before filing? Reviewing the Form 990 isn’t just a formality—it’s a key part of a board member’s fiduciary duty of care. This guide helps board members understand what to look for, why the Form 990 matters, and the questions board members should ask.
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta is thrilled to offer a new opportunity to Georgia nonprofits! At the conclusion of this free virtual legal consult, your organization will walk away with two crucial legal documents customized to your organization: a volunteer liability release and a participant liability release.
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 24, 2026; 10 am - 12 pm
Virtual Event: These customized tools will be created via video conference with volunteer attorneys.
Open To: Georgia nonprofits with current programming and with annual revenue between $10,000 - $150,000.
Application: Submit this form to PBPA by February 13, 2026.
Openings are limited.
From 2FA to AI Notetakers: A Practical Privacy Guide for Small Nonprofits
Small nonprofits handle sensitive donor, employee, and client information every day—often without a dedicated IT staff member. This presentation walks nonprofit leaders through the essential building blocks of good cyber hygiene and data privacy. Attendees will learn key legal obligations and best practices for protecting data, including safe data storage, employee training, and password security. The presentation focuses on realistic steps small nonprofits can take to reduce risk, without overwhelming staff or budgets.
Speaker: Jason Bernstein, Partner at Barnes & Thornburg
Date & Time: February 26, 2025 at 12pm
Applications are now open for the Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund, a new funding and capacity-building opportunity from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta ("CFGA") designed to support metro Atlanta nonprofits facing financial instability and funding disruptions. CFGA is hosting an informational webinar on February 12 and applications close February 27. Learn more about this opportunity at CFGA's website.
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As a client of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, you know we provide free legal assistance to community-based nonprofits that serve low-income or disadvantaged individuals. We match eligible organizations with volunteer attorneys from the leading corporations and law firms in Atlanta who can assist nonprofits with business law matters. We want to know what’s going on with you. Let us know if you are facing a legal problem or if you have a new project for us. Please don’t contact the volunteer from your last project – please contact your PBPA attorney. We love our volunteers, but all legal requests need to go through PBPA.
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