Pro Bono Consultation for Nonprofits: Bylaws and Conflict of Interest Policy Review and Update

When did your organization last formally review its bylaws to ensure that they remain in accordance with your Articles of Organization, other corporate documents, and that they are reflective of the organization’s actual practices? Does your organization have any concerns about how your bylaws are being or can be interpreted to ensure that decisions and resolutions are legally binding? Is your Conflict of Interest Policy current and useful to address your possible and likely scenarios?

Join us for a two-part training and consultation program on bylaws and COI policy. The 60-minute training will focus on the mechanics of bylaws and COI policy and practical tips for how to use these documents in your operation. The subsequent 75-minute consultation session will be staffed by lawyers from Ropes & Gray LLP. They will review your current bylaws and COI policy or assist you in creating a new policy, and make recommendations as necessary. 

If you wish to join us for this program, please complete the following two steps by April 5.

(1) Register here. SPACE IS LIMITED.
(2) Email your current bylaws and COI policy, if you have one, to Machiko Sano Hewitt. 

Please note that registration is required and space is limited for the Training and Consultation Session.  In order to be part of the Consultation Session, a conflicts check will have to be cleared by the participating law firm.  

Payment: Pay here. The cost is $25 per organization. Payment takes the form of a donation on Network for Good. Please choose “My full contact information” or “My name and email address only” under privacy preferences and indicate the date of the program in the “Designation” section so we may log your payment.

Presenters: Dick Allen, Access to Justice Fellow and Peter Erichsen, Ropes & Gray LLP

Pro Bono Attorneys for Individual Consultation: Attorneys from Ropes & Gray LLP 

Agenda:

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.          Registration 
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.          Welcome Remarks
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.         Training:  Understanding Your Bylaws and Conflict of Interest Policy
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.       Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.      Consultation with Pro Bono Attorneys

This program is a project of Lawyers Clearinghouse with pro bono support from Ropes & Gray LLP.