Non-Profits & Social Enterprises
Powered by our Unified for Impact Program
At Unified, we know that non-profits and social enterprises face the same legal challenges as any business, often with tighter budgets. Through our Unified for Impact program, eligible non-profit and social enterprise clients receive discounted rates and, in many cases, direct subsidies, making legal services more accessible. Whether it’s handling day-to-day legal needs or bringing in experts for complex compliance issues, we ensure you have top-tier legal support at a price that works for you.
Our Unified for Impact program is funded through our broader commercial practice. When for-profit clients work with Unified, a portion of their fees is directed into our Impact Fund and used to subsidize or discount legal services for eligible non-profits and social enterprises. That structure lets us deliver high-quality legal support at reduced rates while keeping the program sustainable.
And for our for-profit clients, we like to be direct: if you’re going to pay lawyers for your commercial work anyway, you might as well choose a partner where a portion of those fees helps power legal access for organizations creating real-world impact.
For non-profits and social enterprises, that impact goes both ways. When your members, supporters, or partners work with Unified for their own legal needs and designate your organization, more of their fees flow into Impact Fund credits applied to your account, the more your community uses us, the more support your mission receives. It’s a symbiotic, Unified model by design: business legal work helps underwrite mission-driven legal work.
Key Services Provided:
1. Non-Profit and Social Enterprise Formation and Governance
We guide you through the process of incorporating your non-profit or social enterprise and establishing a strong governance structure that aligns with your mission.
While we handle much of this work as we would for any business, we also leverage our non-profit expertise to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements—at a discounted rate thanks to our Unified for Impact program.
If you have a complex non-profit issue, we partner with the non-profit experts at Wright Law that can guide us all along the way.
2. Day-to-Day
At their core, non-profits and social enterprises still operate as businesses—with many of the same day-to-day legal, operational, and compliance needs. Our experience advising companies across industries translates directly to supporting your organization, from maintaining your 501(c)(3) status to handling ongoing governance, contracts, and regulatory requirements.
We provide practical, business-minded legal support tailored to the unique rules of the non-profit space, ensuring you stay compliant, efficient, and focused on your mission—all while benefiting from the cost savings of our Unified for Impact program.
3. Fundraising and Donation Compliance (Partnering with Wright Law)
Fundraising is essential for any non-profit, and we help ensure your campaigns comply with all relevant laws while staying affordable through our Unified for UN program.
We review donation agreements, grants, and corporate sponsorships, ensuring compliance while keeping costs manageable with our discounted rates and subsidies.
4. Employment and Volunteer Matters
From hiring your first employee to managing a growing team of staff and volunteers, non-profits and social enterprises face many of the same employment challenges as traditional businesses, along with a few unique considerations.
We help you navigate employment agreements, independent contractor classifications, volunteer policies, and workplace compliance; all tailored to the non-profit and social enterprise environments.
Our approach combines practical business experience with an understanding of mission-driven organizations, ensuring your team is structured, protected, and compliant, while remaining cost-effective through our Unified for Impact program.
5. Contracts and Partnership Agreements
Whether you’re entering strategic partnerships, contracting for services, or accepting grants, we draft and negotiate contracts that protect your mission—at discounted rates.
For more complex partnership agreements, we bring in non-profit experts to assist, ensuring you get the best advice while still benefiting from our subsidy program.
6. Tax, Audits, and Coordination with Preferred Accounting Partners
We work with a trusted network of preferred partners to provide high-quality tax and audit support tailored to non-profits and social enterprises. Through these relationships, we’ve secured preferred pricing that is not publicly advertised, helping mission-driven organizations access top-tier expertise without the typical cost barriers.
Each partner is carefully selected for their experience in the non-profit and social enterprise space, ensuring your tax filings, audits, and financial compliance are handled with precision and aligned with your purpose. By coordinating across legal and financial teams, we deliver a seamless, cost-effective solution that supports both your mission and your bottom line.
7. Meticulous File Organization and Compliance Tracking
Unified ensures that all your legal files, from contracts to compliance documents, are meticulously organized and accessible, at a fraction of the cost thanks to Unified for Impact.
We keep you audit-ready and in compliance, without the high costs usually associated with such detailed organization.
Why Unified for Non-Profits and Social Enterprise Companies?
Powered by Unified for Impact
Our Unified for Impact program helps make this model possible by creating a bridge between our commercial practice and our mission-driven clients. When for-profit clients engage Unified, a portion of eligible fees may be directed to our Impact Fund, which we use to provide discounts or subsidies to eligible non-profits and social enterprises based on availability, designation, and impact alignment.
Business-Minded, Mission-Aligned
Non-profits and social enterprises operate with many of the same legal and operational needs as traditional businesses. We bring practical, business-focused legal experience while tailoring our approach to the unique regulatory and governance requirements of mission-driven organizations.
Access to Specialized Expertise
For complex or highly technical matters, we collaborate with a curated network of non-profit specialists. These partnerships give you access to deep expertise at preferred, non-public rates, ensuring you receive the right guidance without unnecessary expense.
A Better Model
The result is a more sustainable way to serve organizations doing meaningful work: business-grade legal support, aligned with purpose, and structured to be more accessible. We are not just offering discounted legal services; we are building legal infrastructure for the impact economy.
At Unified, we are passionate about helping non-profits and social enterprises succeed. Through our Unified for Impact program, we offer discounted and subsidized legal services, ensuring that every organization, regardless of size or budget, has access to the legal expertise they need.
Questions? Reach us at info@unified.law for more information.
