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Categories
National Volunteer Lawyers For The Arts
Business Start-up and Not-for-Profit Assistance
PRO-BONO LEGAL SERVICES
Illinois State Bar Association
Coordinated Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS)
First Defense Legal AID (FDLA)
Legal Council for Health Justice
Illinois Legal Assistance Referrals
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Chicago-Kent, Other Legal Resources
UIC Law Community Legal Clinics
The American Bar Association’s Division of Legal Services
BUSINESS START-UP AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSISTANCE
Starting Your Business in Illinois Handbook
Illinois Secretary of State Business Services
Illinois Business Publications and Forms
The Association of Consultants to Nonprofits
Chicago African Americans in Philanthropy
Chicago Booth School of Business
Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois - Center for Nonprofit Excellence
North Park University - Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management
Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence
University of Illinois Springfield - Non Profit Resource Center
ARTS SERVICES
Arts & Business Council of Chicago
UIC Health in the Arts Program
GOVERNMENT
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
LAWS
World Trade Organization (includes GATT/TRIPS)
Illinois Consignment of Art Act
Illinois Right of Publicity Act
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
World Intellectual Property Organization
U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library
American Intellectual Property Law Association
International Trademark Association
MUSIC
American Federation of Musicians
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Guide to Supporting the Mental Health & Wellbeing of Musicians
National Music Publisher’s Association
VISUAL ARTS
International Sculpture Center
National Endowment for the Arts
GRAPHIC ARTS / PHOTOGRAPHY
American Institute of Graphic Arts
Professional Photographers of America
Photography in Public Locations - Chart
FILM / TELEVISION
Screen Actors Guild of America
The Midwest Independent Film Festival
Mark Litwak’s Entertainment Law Resources
DANCE
The George Balanchine Foundation
The Cecchetti Foundation of America
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
Culture Shock Hip Hop Dance Organization
American Tap Dancers Association
THEATER
The American Theater Wing — Founder of the Tony Awards
The Broadway League (formerly the League of American Theatres & Producers, Inc.)
The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
The Illinois Theatre Association
MUSEUMS / GALLERIES
Museum of Contemporary Photography
Association of Art Museum Curators
Saatchi Gallery Guide: United States