Birken Law Office

09/03/2026

founders have a lot of pride in their work (as they should!) 👏

It takes time, money, and effort to make your idea a reality. But don't let that mindset get you in trouble 👀

See the bad outcomes of Founderitis:

Nonprofits startups can learn from the WeWork IPO debacle. nonprofit founders don't have full control over the organizations they've started.

09/02/2026

So you open the mail and find a SUPER intense letter with "CEASE AND DESIST" across the top. What do you do???

Well, you don't want to ignore it. You want to watch my conversation with Jen Jambor-Delgado so you can get out in front of the issue:

Getting a cease and desist letter from a lawyer is SCARY! Someone i...

09/02/2026

- need to hire legal help but don't know where to start? 😬

This episode will make the process feel much more manageable.

🎧 https://birkenlaw.com/charity-therapy-podcast/ct158-hiring-lawyer/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

09/01/2026

How much time could you save if you could stop cutting and pasting client information into your Word docs?

You know the ones you use over and over again? 😅

You can enhance your delegation by creating simple to use, fillable forms!

Here's a tutorial!

How much time could you save if you could stop cutting and pasting ...

08/31/2026

One of the BIGGEST mistakes make with their bylaws?

Clinging to their old drafts 😩

Sometimes you gotta scrap the old stuff and start fresh - your governance will thank you!

Get my other bylaws tips here:

For most small nonprofits, the bylaws is a document that’s been sitting in a drawer gathering dust for 10 years. Here are my essential tips for your next set of bylaws

08/31/2026

friends 💙

Hiring a lawyer should not feel harder than the legal issue you are trying to solve 😅

In this episode of , we talk about how nonprofits actually find good lawyers.

🎧 https://birkenlaw.com/charity-therapy-podcast/ct158-hiring-lawyer/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

08/28/2026

The board of directors is obviously super important to the nonprofit. But does the board YOU sit on function as well as it could? 🤔

The board sets the tone for the whole org - Will the nonprofit be professional? Will it be a fly by the seat of our pants org? Will we respect our peers or will we roll our eyes when other directors are speaking and create interpersonal dramas?

The culture is created by the board, especially for a new nonprofit. So read my 3 tips and learn to make the board more effective:

https://birkenlaw.com/blog/3-secret-tips-better-board-meetings/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

08/28/2026

PSA for my founders out there:

You should NOT find ways to drain your retirement to fund your startup.

Wealth advisor Beck of COE Financial and I break it all down on so you can protect yourself AND your mission ❤️

🎙️ https://birkenlaw.com/charity-therapy-podcast/159-invest-retirement-funds?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

08/27/2026

"I own a nonprofit and...."
"I have a question about my nonprofit…"

I hear this ALL the time. But, reality check...you don't OWN a nonprofit. It doesn't exist to serve YOU, like a for-profit business does.

Listen in on my conversation with Megan Tarnow of the Mobius Group on this very topic: https://youtu.be/Ka0lPHVkUkY?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

08/26/2026

Bad news for you folks out there:

Your bylaws probably suck. 😥

Learn my top 5 tips to help them NOT suck here:

For most small nonprofits, the bylaws is a document that’s been sitting in a drawer gathering dust for 10 years. Here are my essential tips for your next set of bylaws