The Nonprofit Handbook
, by Grobman, Gary M.
- ISBN: 9780965365321 | 0965365328
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/1/1999
Provides a reference tool covering issues that face the modern non-profit organizations in the United States. Softcover.
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | p. 11 |
| The Decision to Incorporate | p. 15 |
| Introduction to Incorporation | |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporation | |
| Nonprofits and Private Benefit | |
| Steps to Incorporation | p. 21 |
| Introduction to Incorporation | |
| Choosing Incorporators | |
| Choosing a Corporate Name | |
| Choosing Corporate Purposes | |
| Choosing to Have Members or No Members | |
| Additional Provisions | |
| Corporate Mergers and Dissolution | |
| Bylaws | p. 25 |
| Introduction to Preparing Bylaws | |
| Legal Requirements of Bylaws | |
| Nonprofit Boards of Directors | p. 29 |
| 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 | |
| Strategic Planning | p. 39 |
| 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 | |
| A Transforming Model for Nonprofit Board Leadership | p. 51 |
| Overview | |
| Current Board Functioning | |
| A New System of Board Governance | |
| Conclusion | |
| Nonprofit Organization Ethics | p. 59 |
| Introduction | |
| Accountability | |
| Conflict of Interest | |
| Disclosures | |
| Other Issues | |
| Conclusion | |
| Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status | p. 67 |
| How to Apply for 501(c)(3) Status | |
| Fees | |
| A Short History of Tax-Exempt Status | |
| Tax-Exempt Status Other Than 501(c)(3) | |
| Insurance and Liability | p. 73 |
| General Liability Concerns of Nonprofit Organizations | |
| General Business Insurance | |
| Workers' Compensation Insurance | |
| Unemployment Compensation Insurance | |
| Federal Unemployment Taxes | |
| Liability of Officers, Directors, and Volunteers | |
| Volunteer Protection Act | |
| Personal or Professional Individual Insurance Coverage | |
| Fiscal Issues | p. 77 |
| Bookkeeping | |
| Audits/Fiscal Accountability | |
| Audit Report | |
| Review | |
| Compilation | |
| Budgeting | |
| Line-Item Budget | |
| Program Budget | |
| Expense Reimbursement | |
| Personnel | p. 83 |
| Major Federal Laws Affecting Employers | |
| Sample State Laws Affecting Nonprofit Employers | |
| Standard Paperwork for Corporations With Employees | |
| Hiring and Firing | p. 91 |
| Options-- Advantages, Disadvantages, Legal Considerations | |
| Process in Hiring | |
| Firing | |
| Discipline Short of Firing | |
| Discipline Continuum | |
| How to Fire | |
| Volunteers | p. 101 |
| Introduction | |
| Benefits and Considerations of Volunteers | |
| Non-Profit Organization Volunteer Policy | |
| Volunteer Recruitment | |
| Orientation | |
| Virtual Volunteering | |
| World Wide Web Resources | |
| Charitable Solicitation Registration | p. 107 |
| Introduction | |
| The Unified Registration Statement | |
| Fundraising | p. 111 |
| How Much To Ask For | |
| IRS Substantiation Rules | |
| Sources of Funding | |
| Hiring a Consultant | |
| Writing Effective Grant Proposals | p. 119 |
| Introduction | |
| Researching the Grantor | |
| Sections of a Grant Application | |
| Lobbying | p. 127 |
| Legal Requirements for Lobbying | |
| Effective Strategies for Lobbying and Advocacy | |
| 501(h) Election | |
| IRS Regulations on Lobbying | |
| Contacts With Legislators | |
| Political Activity by Nonprofits | p. 135 |
| Introduction | |
| Individual Political Activities | |
| Penalties | |
| Quasi-Political Activities | |
| Communications | p. 139 |
| Introduction | |
| Menu of Nonprofit Communications Tools | |
| The Internet for Nonprofits | p. 147 |
| What is the Internet? | |
| Equipment Needed to Connect to the Internet | |
| Practical Applications of the Internet | |
| The World Wide Web | |
| World Wide Web History | |
| Deciphering a Web Address | |
| Frames | |
| How to Find Resources on the World Wide Web | |
| Directories | |
| Web Rings | |
| Obtaining a Domain Name | |
| Developing Your Own World Wide Web Page | |
| Internet Etiquette (a.k.a. Netiquette) | |
| Problems With the Internet | |
| Useful Internet Resources for Nonprofits | |
| Forming and Running a Coalition | p. 163 |
| 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 | |
| Miscellaneous Administrative Issues | p. 169 |
| Office Equipment | |
| Staffing Patterns | |
| Stationery/Logo | |
| Filing Systems | |
| Computer | |
| Hardware/Software | |
| Computer Communications/Internet | |
| Credit Card Sales | |
| Postal Service Issues | |
| Nonprofits and Small Business Competition | p. 181 |
| Federal Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) | |
| Differences Between Nonprofits and For-Profits | |
| Recommendations for Nonprofits With Respect to Competition | |
| State and Local Tax Exemptions | p. 187 |
| Sales and Use Tax-Exemptions | |
| Why User Charges May Not Be the Answer | |
| Justification for the Charitable Tax Exemption | |
| Property Tax Challenges: How to Respond | p. 191 |
| Education | |
| Planning | |
| Documentation | |
| Communication | |
| Collaboration | |
| Discussion | |
| Mergers and Consolidations | p. 197 |
| Factors That Trigger Merger Consideration | |
| How to Begin | |
| Steps to a Merger | |
| Budgeting | |
| Obstacles to Merger | |
| Legal Requirements | |
| Introduction to the Year 2000 (Y2K) Problem | p. 201 |
| Definition of the Problem | |
| Why Nonprofit Organizations Should Be Concerned | |
| What to Do About the Problem | |
| Y2K Internet Resources | |
| Quality Issues | p. 207 |
| Introduction | |
| Why Quality is Important to Nonprofit Organizations | |
| The Cost of Poor Quality | |
| Quality in the Nonprofit Organizational Context | |
| Change Management | p. 211 |
| Total Quality Management | |
| Business Process Reengineering | |
| Benchmarking | |
| Outcome-Based Management | |
| Large Group Intervention | |
| Recent Nonprofit Sector Developments | p. 221 |
| Directory of State and National Organizations | p. 225 |
| State Directory | p. 229 |
| Sample Nonprofit Corporation Bylaws | p. 336 |
| About the Author | p. 340 |
| Reader Survey/Order Form | p. 341 |
| Bibliography | p. 342 |
| Index | p. 354 |
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