WAYFIND
3642 33rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144

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Organizations Filed Purposes: To improve the quality of life in Washington communities by providing access to pro bono business legal services for charitable nonprofit organizations and microenterprise businesses owned by individuals with low incomes or in disadvantaged communities.

Work with nonprofits: Wayfind provides access to pro bono legal services to nonprofits that would not otherwise afford legal services. Wayfind focuses on nonprofits that serve communities that have been impacted by systemic oppression, including communities of color and low-income communities, but also works with other nonprofits. Wayfind connects eligible nonprofits with business, real estate and employment attorneys who provide free legal services to address critical legal needs of nonprofits. Wayfind provides legal services through direct representation and in a monthly nonprofit legal clinic. By providing free legal services to nonprofit organizations, Wayfind enables eligible nonprofits to obtain long-term stability, which helps strengthen the communities in Washington State. Wayfind attorneys worked with 165 nonprofit clients on 201 nonprofit matters or clinic appointments in 2018. In addition, Wayfind participates in capacity building projects with community partners that focus on racial equity, including The Delta Vision and The Race Equity Justice Initiative (REJI). The Delta Vision is a communities-of-color led initiative to develop a framework for a capacity building model specifically for communities of color. REJI is working to coordinate and grow a sustainable statewide community of legal and justice system partners in Washington State who can more effectively and collaboratively work toward eradicating racially biased policies, practices, and systems.

Work with micro-enterprises: Wayfind seeks to advance fairness and equity by providing pro bono legal services to low-income micro- entrepreneurs. Many of Wayfind's client businesses are located in low-income or communities impacted by systemic oppression. Wayfind connects eligible micro-enterprises with pro bono business, real estate and employment attorneys who provide free legal services to low-income micro-entrepreneurs. Wayfind hosts monthly micro- enterprise clinics that allow microentrepreneurs to meet with attorneys at no cost for private consultations to address pressing legal questions. Wayfind also provides direct representation to micro-enterpreneurs on their business legal needs. Wayfind attorneys worked with 141 microenterprise clients through our clinic and direct representation in 2018.

Education-based programs: Wayfind offers trainings and creates legal education tools on issues relevant to nonprofit organizations and attorneys who serve nonprofits on nonprofit and micro-enterprise issues. Training topics include formation of nonprofits, applying for tax-exempt status and choice of entity for the micro-enterprise. Wayfind develops legal tools including short training videos, written toolkits and template documents for nonprofit organizations and volunteer attorneys. For example, in 2018, Wayfind created a Commercial Lease Toolkit and Checklist for small businesses and published a revision of the Washington Nonprofit Handbook. Wayfind put on 27 legal trainings for attorneys and community organization (nonprofit and microenteprise)staff and trained 843 participants in 2018.

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