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Incorporating Your Nonprofit

After you have decided that you do want to start a nonprofit and that it should be tax-exempt, the next step is incorporation.
Before You Incorporate
Not every nonprofit needs to incorporate and apply for 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. To help you decide, we've compiled a list of advantages to nonprofit incorporation and some important drawbacks.
Incorporating Your Nonprofit Organization
Incorporation is the first step toward becoming a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Here are the steps you will have to take to incorporate.
Corporations - the Basics
You don't have to be a lawyer to set up your nonprofit organization, but here are some basics about corporations that will be helpful.
Nonprofit Check List
There are a number of steps to becoming a nonprofit organization. Here are the most important ones, in the order in which they should be done.
Mission Impossible?
Nonprofit organizations are mission driven. Writing a good, succinct, and clear mission statement is not hard but it does take care and thought.
How to Find a Name for Your Nonprofit
So you've decided to organize a nonprofit. Among the first things you need to do is decide on an appropriate name.
How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation--a Review
The most frequently asked question of visitors to our site is "I want to start a nonprofit...Where do I start?" Here is a book that will guide you through that crucial first step of incorporating your nonprofit.

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