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9781413310207

California NonProfit Corporation Kit with Binder & CD-ROM

In this convenient binder with index tabs to organize your documents and records, you will find everything you need to start a nonprofit organization in California, including step-by-step instructions on how to form and operate a tax-exempt California corporation. You'll find complete instructions for obtaining federal 501(c)(3) tax exemption and for qualifying for public charity status with the IRS, including line-by-line instructions for completing your IRS tax exemption application. You'll also find instructions and completed sample clauses for preparing Articles of Incorporation, ready-to-use bylaws for membership and non-membership nonprofits, ready-to-use minutes for the organizational meeting, California's specific nonprofit legal and tax requirements, the most up-to-date tax and legal information. In addition, all the forms for articles, bylaws and minutes are included as tear-outs forms and on a Win/Mac CD-ROM .

Our Price $69.95

0471380628

Complete Guide to Nonprofit Management

As nonprofit organizations face tough times, efficient and effective business management is essential for their survival. This practical how-to book addresses such vital issues as the importance of mission statements, the boards of directors' role in daily operations, planning a publicity campaign, coordinating special conventions, basic office management and information services and much more. Contains plenty of hands-on advice and authentic examples.

Our Price $29.95

9781413310276

How to Form a NonProfit Corporation in California

This Nolo bestseller guides readers through the steps necessary to obtain Federal 501(c)(3) status in order to qualify for: federal and state income tax exemptions; tax deductible contributions from donors; public and private funding; and limited personal liability for directors, officers and members of the nonprofit. Includes a cross-platform CD-ROM brimming with forms, such as the latest federal tax exemption and state FTB tax exemption application forms.

Our Price $49.95

0471118079

Reengineering Your Nonprofit Organization: A Guide to Strategic Transformation

To stay alive and compete in today's business world, a nonprofit needs to be willing and able to start from scratch and reinvent itself. A former Big 6 partner with 25 years of experience in advising nonprofits on management presents the best practice of the nonprofit sector. Describes innovative strategies for effecting change including establishing partnerships and alliances, sharing resources and expanding the organization and means of delivering services.

Our Price $34.95

047111457X

Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers

A complete, hands-on guide to nonprofit financial management, Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers makes it easier than ever for smart, dedicated nonfinancial managers like you to acquire the basic financial knowledge you need to make sound business decisions. Written by Thomas McLaughlin, a veteran nonprofit manager and consultant to numerous nonprofit organizations, it features friendly, informal, easy-to-understand explanations of all the essentials from balance sheets and cost analyses to budgeting and cost control. Short on complex math and technical jargon and long on practical guidance and real-world solutions, Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers gets you up and running in no time with everything you need to know to read and interpret financial information, analyze and control costs, develop budgets and financial plans, and much more. Tom McLaughlin helps shorten the learning curve by centering his discussions around IRS Form 990 - the government form which drives virtually all nonprofit accounting and financial reporting in the United States. He not only makes crystal clear the basic logic behind nonprofit financial reporting, but also bridges the gaps between different types of nonprofits, making this a book that can be used by managers working in organizations ranging from health and social service agencies to churches and trade associations.

Our Price $24.95

0471105678

Successful Marketing Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations

Explains how marketing can be used to enhance fund-raising, get the word out about a new service and increase the nonprofit's visibility in the community. Discusses basic marketing concepts and demonstrates how to apply them to situations facing all types of nonprofit organizations. Packed with authentic anecdotes and examples of what does and does not work in the nonprofit world.

Our Price $19.95