Library of Key Materials
| This page provides key materials on funding for civil legal services. |
Fundraising Technical Assistance
The Resource Center provides information and technical assistance for legal services advocates engaged in fundraising endeavors. Contact the Resource Development/PERLS Consultant for further information.
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The Resource Center offers special services available only to advocates working to expand resources for legal services: Subscriber-Only content
Resource Development Resources
Documents
- Innovative Fundraising Ideas for Legal Services
Extensive list of potential fundraising initiatives, range of options for action by the bar and legal services providers. Available in two versions:
Innovative Fundraising Ideas for Legal Services - 2004 Edition (Hardcover)
Spiral-bound hardcover edition for $1 (plus S & H).
Innovative Fundraising Ideas for Legal Services – 2004 Edition (PDF)
Online edition, freely downloadable.
- Access to Justice Commissions and Resource Development
Article appearing in MIE Journal authored by Meredith McBurney, Resource Development Consultant for the ABA Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives and the Management Information Exchange.
- Documents on the Economic Benefits of Civil Legal Aid
Key Issues in Access to Justice
- ATJ Commission Development
On building a successful ATJ commission and communicating the need for access to justice initiatives. - Communication and Public Awareness
On outreach and education about access to justice and civil legal aid. - Resource Development
On funding for civil legal services. - Pro Bono
On the role of volunteer lawyers in creating access to justice. - Self-Represented Litigants
On assisting self-represented litigants gain access to justice through the courts. - Recruitment and Retention
On eliminating student debt as a barrier to public service toward expanding access to justice. - Civil Right to Counsel
On the role of establishing a civil right to counsel in creating access to justice.
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Resource Center Consultants
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