The Collaborative Clinic for Nonprofit Viability (CCNV) is a collaborative initiative designed to safeguard the existence and effectiveness of the community groups, grassroots organizations, and nonprofits that make up the backbone of civic society. These organizations face legal and political threats when they are targeted by legislation, regulatory scrutiny, and strategic lawsuits intended to silence dissent and dismantle community power.
CCNV is a collaborative housed within the Yale Center for Environmental Justice—a joint initiative of Yale Law School, Yale School of the Environment, and Yale’s Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration (RITM). Within a few months, it will expand to at least two other law schools and is expanding its advisory board to include those entities and a few more grassroots organizations. At maturity, the Clinic will operate through a collaborative model leveraging services that can be provided by law schools clinics, law firms, and pro bono partner in support of organizations with organizational, compliance, and legal needs.
Webinar event title: Asset Forfeiture in Environmental Contexts: Legal Tools and Misuses
Date & Time: December 9, 2025 from 12-1 pm via Zoom
Register here: https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o6Eenkr-S8KZeCkuTE5Mig#/registration
