The future of justice begins with… Generosity and commitment
Thank you, FY22 donors! FY22 was another year of challenges—a continuing public health crisis, supply chain issues, inflation, gun violence, and intolerance. Thanks to our investors, Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO) raised more money and offered more help and hope to our Illinois neighbors and communities most affected by these crises. Their support ensures that much more of our time (80%) is spent meeting our mission, rather than asking for support.*
Donor Profile
MARCELO HALPERN Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Co-Chair Technology Transactions & Privacy Group, Member of Executive Committee Why did you first give to or get involved with ILAO? That first lunch with Lisa and Todd got me hooked. It was the dawn of the internet era and, as a technology lawyer and aficionado, the power of the platform to reach people and transform lives was so obviously compelling. I was hooked from the start. What about ILAO most resonates with you? I think the most compelling thing about ILAO’s platform is that the inherent scalability of the technology empowers accessibility, reach, empowerment, and efficiency. Whenever ILAO creates content to address one problem, it instantly helps multitudes. ILAO is unique in it’s ability to help people who need help the most.
Why should others give to or get involved with ILAO? There’s still so much to do. There are areas of law that ILAO hasn’t yet been able to address. The law is always changing and ILAO has to continually update its content to respond. We need to expand access to even more languages to reach immigrant populations for whom English is too difficult to understand (and legal English is a challenge even for native speakers!). The technology at the core of ILAO’s delivery model is also changing and needs updating. For anyone that believes in giving back to the community, there are lots of ways of doing it by supporting ILAO!
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