September 16, 2013

CLA receives grant award from the American Bar Association Section of Litigation

CLA is proud to announce that in September of 2013, it was the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the American Bar Association Section of Litigation through its Justice Assistance Fund award program to help fund its “Community Legal Aid Development Planning Project.”

This funding will allow CLA to expand its well-established private bar fundraising strategy into a long-term strategic development plan with the help of a development consultant and a communications professional.

In 1999 the Legal Services Project of the American Bar Association (now known as the Legal Services Delivery Committee) requested that the Section of Litigation approve funding to assist legal services programs in establishing private bar fundraising campaigns. The request was approved, and grants have been made to help numerous programs obtain the technical assistance needed to launch fundraising efforts.

The grants are intended to assist legal services organizations with fundraising projects.

Information about apply to the Fund can be found here:
http://apps.americanbar.org/litigation/committees/legalservices/jaf.html