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THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR NONPROFIT SUCCESS

Whether you're a nonprofit novice or the director of an established organization, this must-have guide to nonprofit law contains all the information you need to succeed, thrive, and protect your nonprofit's tax-exempt status. Written by Bruce Hopkins, one of the country's leading legal authorities in the field, this Third Edition of Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide covers virtually every legal aspect of starting and operating a nonprofit organization, and has been revised and expanded to include updated information on changes in laws, rules, and regulations governing the nonprofit sector. Here you will find:
* Practical guidance on the rules and regulations governing nonprofit organizations, including corporate, tax, and fund-raising law applications and implications
* Up-to-date information on reporting revenue, private benefits, personal liability, charitable giving rules, employee compensation, lobbying, and for-profit subsidiaries
* A hypothetical case study that provides a vivid example of how to organize and qualify a nonprofit organization
* Coverage of the universe of public and private nonprofits, including advocacy, membership, social, recreational, and satellite organizations, as well as employee benefit funds
* Checklists and a glossary of legal terms for fail-safe compliance and step-by-step procedures


Written by a lawyer for non-lawyers, this easy-to-read book is an invaluable resource for nonprofit executives and managers, fund-raising professionals, trustees, consultants, committed volunteers, and anyone involved in the complex, rewarding world of nonprofit organizations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1381132 in Books
• Published on: 2000-12-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Book Info
Legal advice and guidelines for those beginning a new nonprofit organization. Covers all of the rules and regulations that govern nonprofits, including taxes, fundraising law applications and implications, rules of reporting revenue, employee compensation, and lobbying. Features a glossary of important legal terms. Softcover. DLC: Nonprofit organizations--Law and legislation--United States.

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THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR NONPROFIT SUCCESS

Whether you’re a nonprofit novice or the director of an established organization, this must-have guide to nonprofit law contains all the information you need to succeed, thrive, and protect your nonprofit’s tax-exempt status. Written by Bruce Hopkins, one of the country’s leading legal authorities in the field, this Third Edition of Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide covers virtually every legal aspect of starting and operating a nonprofit organization, and has been revised and expanded to include updated information on changes in laws, rules, and regulations governing the nonprofit sector. Here you will find:

• Practical guidance on the rules and regulations governing nonprofit organizations, including corporate, tax, and fund-raising law applications and implications
• Up-to-date information on reporting revenue, private benefits, personal liability, charitable giving rules, employee compensation, lobbying, and for-profit subsidiaries
• A hypothetical case study that provides a vivid example of how to organize and qualify a nonprofit organization
• Coverage of the universe of public and private nonprofits, including advocacy, membership, social, recreational, and satellite organizations, as well as employee benefit funds
• Checklists and a glossary of legal terms for fail-safe compliance and step-by-step procedures

Written by a lawyer for non-lawyers, this easy-to-read book is an invaluable resource for nonprofit executives and managers, fund-raising professionals, trustees, consultants, committed volunteers, and anyone involved in the complex, rewarding world of nonprofit organizations.

About the Author
BRUCE R. HOPKINS is the country’s leading authority on tax-exempt organizations and is a lawyer with the firm Polsinelli, White, Vardeman, and Shalton. He is also the author of thirteen books, including The Legal Answer Book for Nonprofit Organizations; The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, Seventh Edition; The Law of Fund-Raising, Second Edition; Private Foundations: Tax Law and Compliance; A Legal Guide to Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization, Second Edition; and The Tax Law of Charitable Giving, Second Edition, as well as the newsletter The Nonprofit Counsel, all published by Wiley.