Help! My multi-year federal grant was just terminated effective immediately out of nowhere. Can I appeal and what are my legal rights to reimbursement for expenses we’ve already incurred?
Is this email from the IRS legitimate?
How do I know if our organization needs to be compliant with new Executive Orders?
Do we need to scrub our website for references to the racial and social justice values of our organization?
A flurry of presidential executive orders is bringing new scrutiny to nonprofits engaged in initiatives that are
perceived as being against the administration’s priorities. Additionally, within Minnesota, nonprofits applying for and receiving state funding are facing increased scrutiny from the fallout of the nation’s largest pandemic fraud case.
To respond to the emergent legal needs of nonprofits and reduce the high-cost barrier of legal support, MCN and LegalCORPS are partnering to launch a free Nonprofit Legal Services Initiative this summer for Minnesota nonprofits and/or members of MCN, featuring:
- Legal Help Desk
Real-time legal support for nonprofits with referrals to resources and counsel.
- Legal Resource Library
Guidelines on evergreen and emergent legal considerations to ensure compliance and protection of nonprofits’ legal rights.
- Responsive Compliance Support
Step-by-step guidance to complete a compliance assessment for your nonprofit, with legal standards and best practices.
- Compliance Clinics
Regular clinics, information, and programming to help nonprofits assess their current compliance with state and federal registration, annual reporting requirements, and current executive orders.
Minnesota nonprofits and/or members of MCN with cash budgets under $1.5 million will also be able to access more intensive, one-on-one legal counsel, including:
- 1:1 Legal Needs Assessment
Individual legal needs assessments for nonprofits who are potentially at higher risk in light of executive orders and federal actions.
- 1:1 Compliance Audit and Deeper Legal Support
Individual audits for nonprofits and, as needed, connection for nonprofits to attorneys for additional 1:1 counsel.
All Minnesota nonprofits and/or members of MCN are eligible for the free Legal Help Desk, Legal Resource Library, Compliance Support, Compliance Clinics, and Legal Resource Library; the 1:1 Legal Needs Assessment and Compliance Audit services are available for nonprofits with cash budgets under $1.5 million.
Add your organization to the Legal Services Initiative Interest Form to receive updates when the program is launched this summer.