April 20,24 Developing a Strategic Plan The data gathered during the comprehensive needs assessment process provides the foundation for your organization's board of directors and staff to develop a strategic plan. Strategic Planning
April 20,24 Comprehensive Needs Assessment & Priority Setting Completing a comprehensive legal needs assessment: Strategic Planning
April 20,24 Plan Strategically This page offers legal service organizations resources on essential facets of strategic and succession planning. Strategic Planning
April 20,24 Succession Planning Effective nonprofit management requires a thoughtful plan for the transition of key leadership positions, whether planned or due to emergency.
April 20,24 Successful Resource Development Legal aid organizations should seek to maintain and expand their bases of funding consistent with their mission with the goal of increasing the quality and quantity of services to their clients.
April 20,24 Sample Documents: Grantee Operation This page provides sample policies, procedures, and related forms relevant to grantee operation. We collected these documents from various LSC grantees, made some modifications for presentation, and provide them for your reference as examples.
April 20,24 Achieving Effective Board Governance Each legal aid organization functions under the leadership of a nonprofit board of directors, the governing body of the organization. Each organization's board of directors is established based on its bylaws, and those who are elected jointly govern the organization.
April 20,24 Management Explore this page to access resources on legal services management Leadership Leading and Managing an Organization Strategic Planning
April 20,24 Model Practices and Innovations Newsletter Archive LSC used to produce a newsletter called the "Best Practices Corner". It alerted subscribers to information, best practices, and resources available throughout this website that may be helpful to grantees and the legal services community in general. See below for past issues of the newsletter.
April 20,24 Language Access & Cultural Sensitivity Legal aid organizations should strive to offer services in a culturally competent manner to those who come from diverse cultures in the service area. This includes, to the extent possible, having staff who are bilingual in the most frequently spoken languages other than English.