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Germantown Firm Launches Online Guide for Starting a Nonprofit

AgermantoWn-based laW firm headed by a Weavers Way member recently created an online toolkit of resources for those who want to start a nonprofit, with the idea of demystifying the process and making it more affordable to all.

Cheshire Law Group, founded by Co-op member Morgan Cheshire, launched PAnonprofitlaw.com, which provides state-specific legal tools that serve the day-to-day and strategic needs of nonprofits. Tools on the site range from ready-to-use templates to guides to annotated legal statutes.

By providing the toolkit, the firm, which has served over 500 nonprofits, hopes to increase diversity, equity and inclusion for all who are looking to start and run a nonprofit by providing expert-made free and low-cost legal resources. Currently, 87% of all nonprofit CEOs are white, and the unrestricted assets of Black-led organizations are 76% less than their whiteled counterparts, according to a May 2020 article in Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Furthermore, expert nonprofit legal resources tend to be cost-prohibitive. In addition, opting for pro bono legal assistance can be problematic, because the lawyers doing the work are not nonprofit legal experts, which can result in costly mistakes.

The site features a step-by-step guide to building a nonprofit from the ground up. The complete kit is available for sale as a digital download, along with

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