Syllabus 7
Financial and legal infrastructure for organizations
Building legal infrastructure can build organizational muscle, unlock fundraising capacity, and help you expand your work. There are many options for setting up a nonprofit, bail fund, or mutual aid network, and these guides run you through the pros and cons of various legal structures.
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Big-picture questions to consider when establishing a bail fund; options for different legal structures. Technical details on implications for fundraising, etc.
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With H.R. 9495 potentially putting nonprofits under siege, compounding existing threats to political organizing, here’s what to consider when navigating creating legal infrastructure. Map threats to movement infrastructure, get pointers on navigating material support for terrorism laws, and know your rights when providing mutual aid. Additional resources are linked at the end of the document.
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“Can we get sued?” is a top question for many mutual aid organizations. Should be incorporate? What are the risks and benefits to different legal structures? are other top questions. This (admittedly dense) guide runs you through the advantages and disadvantages of various legal structures, including LLCs and nonprofit corporations. Here’s also the nuts and bolts of banking under alternative legal models. Includes NY specific information on food exchanges
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Coming soon!
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Coming soon!
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Avoid making your nonprofit a soft target for audits and state repression.
Here’s a graphic overview of what you should consider:
Here’s a webinar covering steps your organization can take to protect itself:
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