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Introduction

Chapter 1: Definition of a Nonprofit Organization
• Know Your Strengths
• Advantages of Nonprofit Status
• Disadvantages of Nonprofit Status
• Laws that Apply to Nonprofit Organizations
• Permitted Purposes
• Prohibited Practices

Chapter 2: Choosing a Type of Nonprofit Organization
• Association, Trust, or Corporation
• Domestic or Foreign
• Membership or Nonmembership
• Charitable or Noncharitable
• Public Charity or Private Foundation

Chapter 3: Start-Up Procedures
• Obtain Forms and Instructions
• Define Your Purpose
• Choose and Search Your Name
• Articles of Incorporation
• Bylaws
• Taxpayer Identification Number
• Corporate Supplies
• Organizational Meeting
• Minute Book
• Bank Account
• Licenses

Chapter 4: The Internet
• Domain Names
• Web Pages
• Spamming
• Legal Issues
• FTC Rules
• Hiring a Website Designer

Chapter 5: Applying for Tax-Exempt Status
• Charitable Organizations
• How to Fill Out Your Form 1023
• Noncharitable Organizations
• Submitting Your Application
• Response to Your Application
• State Tax Exemptions

Chapter 6: Protecting Your Nonprofit Status
• Private Inurement
• Excess Benefits Transactions
• Excess Benefits Rules
• Lobbying
• Political Campaigning
• Conflicts of Interest and Self-Dealing
• Sources of Income
• Checklist for Avoiding Problems

Chapter 7: Raising Money in a Nonprofit Organization
• Applying for Grants
• Soliciting Donations
• Charitable Solicitation Laws
• Unrelated Business Income

Chapter 8: Locating Your Organization
• Choosing a Retail Site
• Leasing a Site
• Checking Governmental Regulations

Chapter 9: Running a Nonprofit Organization
• Day-to-Day Activities
• Corporate Records
• Meetings
• Annual Reports
• Bookkeeping and Accounting
• Tax Returns
• Employment Requirements
• Withholding, Social Security, and Medicare Taxes
• Insurance
• Training

Chapter 10: Employment and Labor Laws
• Hiring and Firing Laws
• Firing
• New Hire Reporting
• Employment Agreements
• Temporary Workers
• Discrimination Laws
• Sexual Harassment
• Wage and Hour Laws
• Benefit Laws
• Family and Medical Leave Law
• Child Labor Laws
• Immigration Laws
• Hiring Off the Books
• Federal Contracts
• Miscellaneous Laws

Glossary
Appendix A: Resources for Nonprofit Organizations
Appendix B: State-by-State Nonprofit Laws and Addresses
Appendix C; Nonprofit Corporate Forms
Index
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