Papa & Roberts provides experienced advice to nonprofit organizations regarding all aspects of starting, maintaining, and winding up a nonprofit entity. Examples of legal services nonprofits face:
- Organization Entity Formation and Applications to the Internal Revenue Service for Nonprofit Status (Example: 501(c)(3) Applications)
- Contract and Waiver Drafting and Review
- Review of leases and forms
- Employment Law Issues & Disputes
- Organization Policy and Procedure Manuals
- Fundraising Issues and Charitable Solicitation Campaign Review
- Merger and Succession Strategies for Churches, Religious Organizations and Nonprofit Organizations
- Charitable Registrations and Regulatory Filings in Tennessee and Nationwide
Mediation & Conflict Coaching Services
Conflict within nonprofit organizations can prove to be stressful and particularly costly for nonprofit organizations and the individuals that work for and support them. Issues related to lease disputes, community or volunteer disputes, workplace or employee/employer problems, mergers of nonprofit organizations, disputes between merchants and suppliers, and conflicts among business executives, board members and volunteers can often lead to lost productivity, expensive and time-consuming litigation and loss of valuable, professional relationships and business agreements. Papa & Roberts assists nonprofit clients and their staff, executives and supporters in managing, mediating and resolving a wide range of organizational, commercial and workplace-related disputes.
At Papa & Roberts, we also provide Executive Conflict Management Coaching and Consultation to organization leaders, managers, board members and executives to assist and enable those individuals and their organizations increase their effectiveness while minimizing the very real costs of conflict within in their particular organization. Organization wide training and assessments also available.
Consultation and Conflict Management Systems Design Services
Our Papa & Roberts consultants are trained to come into your church, synagogue, community group, or nonprofit organization and assist you in creating systems that resolve and prevent conflict. Each project is created to meet the specific needs of the client. If your organization is experiencing high turnover, frequent conflict between members, or discontent between members and leaders, call Papa & Roberts for information on how we can help you create greater satisfaction and cohesiveness among your organization's members and leaders alike.
Want more information for nonprofit organizations? See the article published in the Nashville Bar Journal co-authored by Attorney & Nonprofit Consultant Leigh Ann Roberts of Papa & Roberts regarding important issues facing nonprofits in Tennessee.
