Listed below are a collection of various web sites dealing with non-profits. PTO Today is still the best "home" for us as a group, but these might provide some useful niche information. Note, the Non-profit management sites are generally for non-profit business more complex than our PTOs - having employees, assets, etc. However, they often have some good links, publications, tips that apply.

TAXES & FINANCIAL ISSUES

Tax Information for Non-Profits http://www.mapnp.org/library/tax/np_tax.htm

Frequently Asked Questions on Tax Exempt Status http://members.aol.com/irsform1023/misc/faq.html

IRS Forms & Publications http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/forms_pubs/fillin.html

Publication 557: Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/forms_pubs/pubs/p557toc.htm

Form 1023 Help
A free website designed to help non-profits with Form 1023 http://www.form1023help.com/

Application for Recognition of Exemption – 501(c)(3) http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/k1023.pdf

Gaming Publication for the Tax Exempt Organization
(Read this if you are 501(c)(3) and plan Bingo as a fundraiser) http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p3079.pdf

Quality 990
(Purpose: to improve the quality of IRS Form 990 reporting by nonprofit organizations) http://www.qual990.org/index.html

NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT

Internet Non-Profit Center http://www.nonprofits.org/

On-Line Nonprofit Organization and Management Development Program
(Free on-line educational program for non-profit management) http://www.mapnp.org/library/np_progs/org_dev.htm

On-Line Management Library for Non-Profit & For-Profit Businesses
(Has some good on-line reading material on topics like change management and managing volunteers.) http://www.mapnp.org/library/index.html

Nuts & Bolts for Non-Profits http://www.nutsbolts.com/default.asp

The Center for Non-Profits http://www.njnonprofits.org/irs_disclosure_regs.html

National Center for Nonprofit Boards http://www.ncnb.org/main.htm

Nonprofit Genie
(Good article on “How do you ask for ‘major’ gift?” and great FAQ on 990s) http://www.genie.org/

Non-Profit Charitable Orgs
(nice 11/7 article on writing fundraising letters) http://nonprofit.about.com/careers/nonprofit/


[This message has been edited by JHB (edited 11-10-2000).]