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Executive Tools and Resources > Legal & Risk Management
Executive Tools and Resources
Topic: Legal & Risk Management
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Article:
Personnel Policies and Verbal Employment Contracts
Contributed by John Little, Legal Services of Greater Miami
"In these uncertain times nonprofits are occasionally forced to lay off staff due to funding cuts and other reasons. Such terminations can be bitter. Occasionally disgruntled former employees end up consulting with an attorney. For this reason a nonprofit should first conduct a review of its policies and procedure before terminating someone's employment..." |
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Guides and Resources:
Sample Document: Policies & Procedures Manual
Courtesy of John Little, Legal Services of Greater Miami |
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Guides and Resources:
Ethics Guide & Sample Code: What to Know When Doing Business with Miami-Dade County
By the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust
Is your nonprofit contracted by the County to provide services? Access the Ethics Guide by the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust.
View a sample Code of Business Ethics developed by the Commission and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. |
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Recommended Reading:
How to Create an Accountable Organization
- excerpt from The Board Development Planner:
A Calendar of Nonprofit Board Initiatives, BoardSource
"Nonprofit organizations can do much to avoid risk and be more accountable for their actions. Some are nuts-and-bolts matters; others are more profound, requiring altered mindsets and attitudes. Here are some ways you can make your organization more accountable..." |
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Recommended Reading:
How to Make Committees More Effective
- excerpt from The Board Development Planner:
A Calendar of Nonprofit Board Initiatives, BoardSource
"A board may have plenty of money and a group of dedicated board members, but if it doesn't have the appropriate structure for governance, it will be hard to work effectively. Fortunately board structure is easy to create, maintain, and change if needed. The structure should be reviewed periodically and revised whenever the majority of the board thinks there is a more efficient way to structure the organization. This could include decreasing the number of standing committees, making the composition of task forces and committees smaller, or changing the size of the full board…" |
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Local Sources of Legal Help for Nonprofits in Miami-Dade
- Florida Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Low Fee Panel. Referrals to private attorneys in all areas of the law who may charge reduced fees based on income.
Call 1-800-342-8011. Visit www.flabar.org.
Click "Public Information > Consumer Services."
- Florida Bar Association Speakers Bureau. An assembled group of lawyers throughout the state who speak to groups within their communities as a public service.
Visit www.flabar.org.
Click "Public Information > Speaker’s Bureau."
Complete the online speaker request form.
Call (850) 561-5773 or email at valencianomarin@flabar.org.
- Florida Law Help. Online, self-help information and legal aid providers for Florida agencies and their clients.
www.floridalawhelp.org.
- Florida International University's College of Law. Community Development Clinic provides free legal assistance to small businesses operating in distressed neighborhoods. It also helps small nonprofit organizations.
Call 305-348-7541 to arrange an intake appointment
- Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.
Main Office, call (305) 576-0080 or visit www.lsgmi.org.
- Legal-line by the Dade County Bar Association. Toll-free legal helpline that South Florida nonprofits and residents can call with basic legal questions. The service is staffed by volunteer attorneys from local, private law firms on a rotating basis. Members of the public are invited to call 1-866-596-0399 from 6:00 – 9:00pm the first Wednesday of the month, except national holidays. Callers and attorneys remain anonymous. Questions are taken in English or Spanish across a wide range of legal specialties, including nonprofit incorporation, human resource issues, contracts and agreements, and more.
Visit www.dadecountybar.org/forms/legalline.php.
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center/Public Interest Law Center Pro Bono Honor Program. Students provide 50 hours of pro bono legal work for public service or government organizations while in law school. Call 954-262-6126.
- Put Something Back Pro Bono Project of the Legal Aid Society of Dade County Bar Association. Free legal assistance to the needy populations of Miami-Dade County. Serving as an umbrella agency for referral to all other legal service providers and as a clearinghouse for attorneys who volunteer to help the indigent of the community. Intake and screening is required to determine if your case qualifies.
Call (305) 579-5733 ext. 2252, visit the main website at www.DadeCountyBar.org or the information page.
- South Florida Community Development Coalition. Online series of nonprofit startup guides.
Visit www.floridacdc.org/forms/index.html or email info@floridacdc.org.
- St. Thomas University Pro Bono Program. Second- and third-year students gain legal experience under the supervision of lawyers. Call 305-623-2301.
- University of Miami School of Law HOPE Public Interest Resource Center. H.O.P.E. acts as an umbrella organization to coordinate a large number of outreach opportunities for the law school community. It offers support to law school students and organizations seeking to create programs in the community.
Call (305) 284-2599 or visit www.law.miami.edu/hope. |
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Featured Resources:
Local Insurance Providers - South Florida
The information in this document was submitted by nonprofit organizations in Miami-Dade County that used the services of insurance providers.
Center On Nonprofit Effectiveness (C-One) does not endorse the qualifications of any individual insurance provider.
As with any vendor, C-One recommends that nonprofits conduct a thorough review prior to purchasing services. Offers from several vendors should be compared. In addition to comparing price and level of services, nonprofits should also consider the terms of the specific contracts being offered. |
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