The Nonprofit Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start and Run Your Nonprofit Organization
Опубликовано на портале: 20-04-2007
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White Hat Communications, 2002, 441 с.
Тематический раздел:
The definitive reference manual for starting and running a nonprofit corporation
in the United States, this handbook provides information on everything from legal
issues to fundraising techniques. Details of how to incorporate, register to lobby,
apply for tax exemptions, and comply with charitable solicitation laws are included
for every state and for the District of Columbia. Information about current federal
laws, regulations, and court decisions that apply to nonprofits, as well as on staffing,
advocacy, strategic planning, and bookkeeping is provided. This updated edition includes
a discussion on the trends in nonprofit management and the future of the nonprofit
sector.
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Foreword by Joe Geiger, Executive Director, PA Association of Nonprofit
Organizations
State Directory
State Government Web Sites of Interest to Nonprofit Organizations
Introduction
Part I: For Practitioners
Quick Start Guide to Forming a Nonprofit Organization
Chapter 1. The Decision to Incorporate
- Introduction to Incorporation
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporation
- Nonprofits and Private Benefit
- Introduction to Incorporation
- Role of Incorporators
- Choosing a Corporate Name
- Choosing Corporate Purposes
- Choosing to Have Members or No Members
- Additional Provisions
- Introduction to Preparing Bylaws
- Legal Requirements of Bylaws
- Board Formation
- Organizational Officers
- Getting Good Board Members
- Keeping Good Board Members
- Board Responsibilities
- How Boards Function Effectively
- Holding High-Quality Board Meetings
- Relationship Between Board Members and Staff Members
- The Mission Statement
- The Vision Statement
- Examples of Mission and Vision Statements
- Introduction
- Purpose of Strategic Planning
- Making the Decision to Develop a Strategic Plan
- Benefits of Strategic Planning
- Costs of Strategic Planning
- A Sample Strategic Planning Model
- Overview
- Current Board Functioning
- A New System of Board Governance
- Conclusion
- Introduction
- Ethics in the Nonprofit Environment
- Accountability
- Conflict of Interest
- Disclosures
- Accumulation of Surplus
- Outside Remuneration
- Salaries, Benefits, and Perquisites
- Taxpayer Bill of Rights II—Intermediate Sanctions
- Codes of Ethics
- Conclusion
- Introduction
- How to Apply for 501(c)(3) Status
- Fees
- A Short History of Tax-Exempt Status
- Tax-Exempt Status Other Than 501(c)(3)
- General Liability Concerns of Nonprofit Organizations
- Liability of Officers, Directors, and Other Volunteers
- Civil and Criminal Liability
- Strategies to Minimize Exposure to Lawsuits
- Volunteer Protection Act
- Personal or Professional Individual Insurance Coverage
- Board Member Decision-Making
- Risk Management
- General Business Insurance
- Workers Compensation Insurance
- Unemployment Compensation Insurance
- Bookkeeping
- Audits/Fiscal Accountability
- Audit Report
- Review
- Compilation
- Budgeting
- Line-Item Budget
- Program Budget
- Expense Reimbursement
- Introduction
- Major Federal Laws Affecting Employers
- Sample State Laws Affecting Nonprofit Employers
- Standard Paperwork for Corporations With Employees
- Introduction
- Options, Advantages, Disadvantages, Legal Considerations
- Process in Hiring
- Firing
- Discipline Short of Firing
- Discipline Continuum
- How to Fire
- Introduction
- Benefits and Considerations of Volunteers
- Nonprofit Organization Volunteer Policy
- Volunteer Job Description
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Orientation
- Rewards
- Virtual Volunteering
- World Wide Web Resources
- Introduction
- The Unified Registration Statement
- State Regulation of Charitable Fundraising on the Internet
- How Much To Ask For
- IRS Substantiation Rules
- Sources of Funding
- Hiring a Consultant
- Introduction
- Researching the Grantor
- Sections of a Grant Application
- Legal Requirements for Lobbying
- Effective Strategies for Lobbying and Advocacy
- 501(h) Election
- IRS Regulations on Lobbying
- Contacts With Legislators
- Introduction
- Individual Political Activities
- Penalties
- Quasi-Political Activities
- Introduction
- Menu of Nonprofit Communications Tools
- Introduction
- What is the Internet?
- Equipment Needed to Connect to the Internet
- Practical Applications of the Internet
- The World Wide Web
- Deciphering a Web Address
- How to Find Resources on the Web
- Directories
- Web Rings
- Domain Names
- How to Register a Domain Name
- Developing Your Own Web Page
- Internet Etiquette (a.k.a. Netiquette)
- Problems With the Internet
- Useful Internet Resources for Nonprofits
- Introduction
- What is E-Commerce?
- Build, Buy, or Rent?
- Payment Service Providers
- Costs
- Handling Online Financial Transactions
- Customer Service
- Security and Privacy
- Charity Portals
- Online Shopping Malls
- Charity Auctions
- Online Communities
- Legal Issues
- Introduction
- The Coalition
- Structures of Coalitions
- Advantages of Forming a Coalition
- Disadvantages of Coalitions
- To Form a Coalition or Not
- How to Form a Coalition
- Office Equipment
- Staffing Patterns
- Stationery/Logo
- Filing Systems
- Computer
- Hardware/Software
- Credit Card Sales
- Computer Communications/Internet
- Postal Service Issues
- Introduction
- Federal Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)
- Differences Between Nonprofits and For-Profits
- Sales and Use Tax-Exemptions
- Why User Charges May Not Be the Answer
- Justification for the Charitable Tax Exemption
- Education
- Planning
- Documentation
- Communication
- Factors That Trigger Merger Consideration
- How to Begin
- Steps to a Merger
- Budgeting
- Obstacles to Merger
- Legal Requirements
- Introduction
- Why Quality is Important to Nonprofit Organizations
- The Cost of Poor Quality
- Quality in the Nonprofit Organizational Context
- Total Quality Management
- Business Process Reengineering
- Benchmarking
- Outcome-Based Management
- Large Group Intervention
Chapter 31. Defining and Describing the Nonprofit Sector
- Defining and Describing the Nonprofit Sector
- Classification of Nonprofit Organizations
- Legal Definition of Charitable Organization and Tax Exemption
- Size and Growth of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector
- Nonprofit Taxonomies
- Assets of the Sector
- Boundaries of the Sector
- Differences Between Nonprofit, For-Profit, and
- Governmental Organizations
- References
- Introduction
- Modern Roots of American Charitable Law and Organizations
- References
- Public Goods Theory
- Pluralistic Theory
- Market Failure and High Transaction Costs
- Externality Theory
- Contract Failure Theory
- Subsidy Theories
- Consumer Control Theory
- Theory of the Commons
- Are Nonprofits Altruistic or Self-Maximizing?
- References
State Directory
State Government Web Sites of Interest to Nonprofit Organizations
Appendix A;Sample Bylaws
Appendix B;New Year's Resolutions for Nonprofit Executives
Appendix C;About the Author
Appendix D;Reader Survey/Order Form
Bibliography
Index
Postcards for Obtaining Forms and Instruction Booklets
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