Bergeron Law & Advising
For Organizations on a Mission
and Their Leaders
Nicole Bergeron is an attorney and an experienced social sector leader:
Executive Director, Board Chair, Treasurer, President, Trustee, Secretary, CEO
Ms. Bergeron has worked in each of these roles at a social impact organization.
She knows the satisfaction and the pressure of leading an organization on a mission.
How could a
lawyer help
you
fulfill
your
mission?
What advising
services
would help
you drive
impact?
FOUNDATIONS
Giving Should Be Easy
Giving money away should be a source of joy, not fatigue.
Whether you want to create a foundation or already have one, Bergeron Law & Advising can help you...
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align your structure with what you're trying to accomplish
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refine your mission, vision, and values
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conduct due diligence on grantees
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build grant dockets for board meetings
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avoid the pitfalls of private foundation rules like self-dealing and disqualified persons
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create common-sense grant agreements
Bergeron Law & Advising can help.
NONPROFITS
Helping Social Impact Leaders
It's hard enough to make an impact as a social entrepreneur.
Let Bergeron Law & Advising help you be
more effective and less stressed.
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Does your board want to change the bylaws?
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Have your volunteers signed confidentiality agreements?
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Are your board meetings a frustrating waste of time?
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Does your board stay in its lane?
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Do you need help obtaining a tax exemption as you launch?
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Want to become a fiscal sponsor?
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Do you want to merge, dissolve, or reclassify your nonprofit?
Bergeron Law & Advising can help.
CHURCHES
Sunday Comes Every Week
The pace of church life is
relentless.
And, no one goes into ministry
because they want to manage...
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pastoral housing allowances
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local church governance
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equity share agreements
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tax-exemption applications
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mergers or denominational exits, or
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board meetings
Whether your congregation is Main Line, Evangelical, or Non-Denominational; meets in a house or on a large campus; is Staff-led or Lay-led; has an Elder Board or Leadership Team; has an Executive Pastor or not...
Bergeron Law & Advising can help.
Nicole Bergeron is a Californian, through and through. Born at UCSF in the Summer of Love.
Ms. Bergeron got her B.A. in International Relations at UC Davis. She has a joint degree in law and public policy: J.D., UC Law San Francisco; M.P.P., Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley.
Ms. Bergeron serves as an officer of the board of Sojourners, Jacques M. Littlefield Foundation, and Aslan Housing Foundation, volunteers on the Expert Bench of Moonshot edVentures, and is a Capital Collaborator with Camelback Ventures.
She is a certified 21/64 multigenerational facilitator.