The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and LegalCORPS have developed a framework to use when evaluating your organization’s current practices and documentation against legal requirements and generally accepted best practices.
As a first step, use these checklists to help identify any gaps or substantive questions in your operations:
Nonprofit Checklists
If you have further questions related to compliance issues, you can request free 1 -1 legal support in partnership with LegalCORPS by completing this Minnesota Nonprofit Legal Help Desk interest form.
*FREE* Nonprofit Compliance: Legal Requirements and Best Practices
Reoccurring series; March 12, April 16, May 18, June 11 (virtual)
Join MCN and LegalCORPS for a special one-hour presentation covering essential legal requirements and best practices for charitable organizations and private foundations in Minnesota. Designed for both new and experienced nonprofit leaders, this session will help you build or refresh your understanding of the nonprofit legal landscape and support effective, compliant governance.
The The Minnesota Nonprofit Legal Resource Library is an initiative of LegalCORPS and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and is made possible by supporters of the Minnesota Council on Foundations’ Legal Pooled Fund. Funding for this project currently runs through June 30, 2027.
Legal Disclaimer: All resources, including but not limited to presentations, documents, primers and webpages (Third Party Content), are provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Third-Party Content may appear or may be accessible, however, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, The Black Collective Foundation and LegalCORPS does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, adequacy, or currency of the Third-Party Content. You should not rely on any Third-Party Content to evaluate any specific legal issues, without seeking professional counsel.