How to get members to read email newsletter?
We recently made our membership aware that we were going paperless to the extent that we could. Email...
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Help! Our district was sued
Our school district has recently been involved with a lawsuit involving a nationwide group called Child...
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How do we revise our bylaws?
At our last PTO meeting, we decided we wanted to make a few changes to our bylaws. How do we go about...
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School levy: Can we take sides?
Our school district is going to put a levy on the May ballot. Our PTO president is telling certain board...
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What does the IRS use as a group’s “founding date”?
We are in the process of filing the paperwork to become a 501(c)(3) organization, and we’ll be incorporating...
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Keeping records: Which ones, how long?
Where and for how long should our board keep its bylaws and financial records?
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Can a PTO be K-12?
We are trying to form a parent group at a high school. Are there any restrictions on using the name “PTO”?...
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Is tax-exemption the same as 501(c)(3)?
I have a tax-exemption number and have been told that it is the same as being a 501(c)(3) because we...
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Audits required for nonprofit organizations?
I was in a meeting tonight and someone said that 501(c)(3) organizations are required to have a CPA audit...
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School board writing PTO’s bylaws?
Our school board is currently reorganizing and has decided the PTO should be reorganized, as well. The...
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