There is no doubt that many bar associations across the country have recognized the critical role that they can play in fundraising for legal services. More and more bars are engaging in activities to create and maintain a more diverse, stable and adequate funding base for legal services.
The Project to Expand Resources for Legal Services (PERLS), a project of the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants (SCLAID), has assisted bar associations and their leaders, private lawyers, bar foundations, IOLTA programs, legal services programs and pro bono programs as they have worked to increase resources for legal services.

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