Volunteer Opportunities

Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Too! Inc.

Mission: To provide durable medical equipment and disposable medical supplies to the disabled community at little or no cost.

Matter-20944: Advice on lending partnership with credit union whereby organization provides equipment financing to participants, including compliance with fair lending and consumer protection laws.

Black Girls Smile Inc.

Mission: To promote mental health literacy and awareness among black women and girls through workshops and therapy scholarships.

Matter-20848: Drafting participant release and code of conduct under New York law. IMMEDIATE NEED.

Community Guilds, Inc. DBA STEAMTruck

Mission: To close the opportunity and achievement gap in public education by providing transformational, hands-on apprenticeships and maker space experiences.

Matter-20907: Reviewing standard service contracts (both short-term and long-term) with client schools and youth organizations.

Inspiritus, Inc.

Mission: To bring hope, healing, and strength to people in need through services including adoption, foster care, refugee assistance, disaster response, and disability support.

Matter-20953: Reviewing and simplifying template homeowner’s agreement for disaster relief assistance.

ReImagine ATL, Inc.

Mission: To encourage young people to empower each other across social, economic and geographical borders through creative technologies.

Matter-20888: Drafting standard agreement for partnerships on grants. PBPA has form.

Resilient Georgia, Inc.

Mission: To lead a state-wide coalition to develop a closely-aligned and trauma-informed public and private network working toward a united vision to create a birth through 26 year old integrated behavioral system.

Matter-20808: Reviewing two partnership agreements with other nonprofits.

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Draft 2-3 page article about policies and procedures for client selection, including guidance on non-discrimination and data privacy issues in application forms.  In-house nonprofit counsel wishes to partner with law firm attorney.  

Fayette Alliance Connecting Together Our Resources, Inc. DBA Fayette FACTOR, Inc.

Mission: To improve the quality of life for Fayette County’s children, families, and communities through a countywide community-based support system.

Matter-18976: Drafting board policies and procedures. PBPA has forms. 

Mountain Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocates dba Northeast GA CASA

Mission: To provide training, supervision and resources for volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children.

Matter-20564: Providing advice regarding changing name or using dba, and assistance implementing. Client pays filing fees. 

WEBCAST

Present a 30-minute webinar on guidance and best practices for Georgia nonprofit corporations maintaining corporate minutes.

Black Girls Smile, Inc.

Mission: To promote mental health literacy and awareness among black women and girls through workshops and therapy scholarships.

Matter-20852: Advice regarding classification of 3 employees as exempt or nonexempt under FLSA.
Matter-20855: Advice regarding paying volunteers stipends. PBPA has resources.

Exceptional Futures Corporation

Mission: To provide an affordable quality day program for adults with special needs.

Matter-20973: Revising employee handbook and advice on including a non-compete provision. PBPA has forms.

I Will Survive, Inc.

Mission: To provide economic support, prevention education, and health & wellness services to those at higher risk and affected by breast cancer.

Matter-20793: Reviewing exempt/nonexempt status of 2 employees, and advice on compensation structure.
Matter-20794: Advice on payment process for 4 independent contractors, and drafting agreements as needed. PBPA has forms.

Latino Community Fund, Inc.

Mission: To support and expand Georgia-based Latino-focused nonprofits with grants and through advocacy and research, technical assistance, and capacity building.

Matter-20686: Advice regarding classification of 4 categories of workers as employees or independent contractors, revising standard independent contractor agreement. PBPA has forms.

People Living in Recovery, Inc.

Mission: To provide recovery support to individuals and families in recovery from substance use and mental health challenges, promoting self-determination and wellness as defined by those receiving services.

Matter-20387: Drafting standard offer letter and confidentiality agreement. PBPA has forms.

Trees Atlanta, Inc.

Mission: To protect and improve Atlanta's urban forest by planting, conserving, and educating.

Matter-20975: Advice on whether client is a mandatory reporter, and drafting policies as needed. PBPA has forms. 

Gwinnett United In Drug Education, Inc.

Mission: To promote positive youth development, improve community conditions, and address other issues associated with substance use and abuse in Gwinnett County.

Matter-19849: Reviewing vaccination policy for COVID vaccine.

Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta, Inc.

Mission: To provide weekend meals to food-insecure children in Metro Atlanta to enhance their mental and physical health as well as their ability to learn.

Matter-20803: Assistance filing a trademark registration for organization logo. Client pays filing fees. 

Girl Plus Environment, Corporation

Mission: To educate, engage, and empower Black and Brown girls, women, and non-binary individuals to create safe healthy environments that allow them to thrive.

Matter-20823: Assisting organization on whether event title should be trademarked and filing trademark registration as needed. Client pays filing fees.

Leap for Literacy, Inc.

Mission: To promote literacy, kindness and a love of reading and writing in children.

Matter-20847: Advice on structuring publishing program with child authors and drafting agreement.

Nsoro Foundation Inc.

Mission: To provide access to post-secondary education through a holistic scholarship that shepherds young people aging out of foster care to and through college, for an equitable transition into adulthood.

Matter-20904: Reviewing/revising agreement with Georgia State University professor for development of proprietary software and process, to ensure organization’s ownership of intellectual property. Law firm attorney would like to work on this with an IP attorney.

Black Girls Smile Inc.

Mission: To promote mental health literacy and awareness among black women and girls through workshops and therapy scholarships.

Mission-20981: Drafting demand letter for failure of donor processing platform to disperse funds.

The Cottage, Sexual Assault Center & Children’s Advocacy Center, Inc. 

Mission: To provide services for survivors and families impacted by child abuse and sexual assault, and to provide prevention education about child abuse and sexual assault.

Matter-20979: Assistance responding to a third-party subpoena in Clarke County to produce documents related to organization’s evaluation of an alleged sexual assault. IMMEDIATE NEED.

Camp Amplify, Inc.

Mission: Raising leaders and sharing Jesus through a continuing commitment to children in underserved communities by providing camps filled with family, food, and fun.

Matter-20102: Advice regarding protecting confidential camper, volunteer and employee information and drafting data breach policy and procedure. PBPA has resources. 

Jewish Fertility Foundation, Inc.

Mission: To provide financial assistance, educational awareness and emotional support to families with medical fertility challenges.

Matter-20337: Drafting data breach policy and procedure, including managing breaches related to vendor databases and reviewing related vendor agreements. PBPA has resources. 

Scraplanta, Inc.

Mission: To make environmental education and artistic expression accessible to the greater Atlanta community through the collection and reuse of materials for arts and crafts.

Matter-19767: Advice regarding protecting confidential client and employee information, including drafting data breach policy. PBPA has resources. 

Welcoming America, Inc.

Mission: To promote mutual respect and cooperation between foreign-born and US-born Americans by creating a welcoming atmosphere community by community.

Matter-17040: Drafting a cybersecurity data breach policy and procedure. PBPA has resources. 

Wylde Center, Inc.

Mission: To connect people to nature through environmental education and greenspace to create a more resilient community.

Matter-20978: Assistance applying for rezoning of garden site requested by City of Decatur. IMMEDIATE NEED.

Article

Draft 2-3 page article about policies and procedures for client selection, including guidance on non-discrimination and data privacy issues in application forms.  In-house nonprofit counsel wishes to partner with law firm attorney.