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Major Considerations for Nonprofits – Legal Advice in Response to the Pandemic
As spring began to turn to summer, The Community Foundation saw that our charitable partners across the community had started to get a handle on the emergent needs created by the pandemic.
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By early May, most organizations had acquired proper protective equipment. They had plans to serve clients or shift programs online. Organization leaders were ready to move from reaction to planning for action in the COVID-19 environment. To provide guidance, The Community Foundation, with financial support from the George and Frances Ball Foundation, invited nonprofit legal advisor Zac Kester, of Charitable Allies, to speak on “Major Considerations for Nonprofits in a (Post?) Covid-19 World.” The Zoombased presentation was designed to help local nonprofit organizations understand what legal options they have in recovering revenue, managing debt, and navigating operations during the pandemic. More than 30 representatives from local organizations attended. Participating organizations were eligible to access personalized legal services from Charitable Allies. Five organizations worked with legal advisors to submit business interruption insurance claims and have other legal concerns addressed; Greater Muncie, IN Habitat for Humanity, Minnetrista, Muncie Delaware County Chamber of Commerce,
