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FALL WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING:

Golf Tournaments as a Fundraiser

Standards for Excellence Introduction

Board Excellence

So You Think You Want to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Delaware

Two Day Standards for Excellence Clinic Series

Fundraising Regulations

Click here to register for the above Fall Workshops and Training

 

  
 
 
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Nonprofit Startup
Frequently Asked Questions
Look before you leap!  Before going through the process of starting a new charity we strongly encourage you to read the first two FAQs.
  1. Before you begin, some issues to consider.
  2. Five alternatives to starting a nonprofit.
  3. Starting a nonprofit: some early preparation.
  4. What are the key steps in forming a nonprofit?
  5. What forms and documents do we have to file?
  6. What takes place at our first board meeting?
  7. Who can I contact at the IRS that can help?
  8. Five reasons to incorporate your nonprofit
  9. Do I need a lawyer to do this, how much should it cost?
  10. How do I apply for a nonprofit mail permit?
  11. Can a nonprofit be a business?
  12. How should our board be structured?

Nonprofit Start-Up Links

Delaware Links

Incorporation Information

Federal Forms & Filings

  • I.R.S. (General info, FAQs for nonprofits)
  • I.R.S. (Applying for tax-exemption)
  • I.R.S. (Annual filings, 990 Forms)

Fundraising Registration

Nonprofit Legal Info.

Board Links

Additional Resources

IRS Toll-Free Help Line for Nonprofits:
(877) 829-5500

IRS Toll-Free Forms and Publications:
(800) TAX-FORM

How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation, by Anthony J. Macuso, Nolo Press. The best book on the subject.   Forms, bylaws, instructions and more to jump-start and run a nonprofit.

State Associations of Nonprofits, there are 40 state associations of nonprofits that are a great resource for your agency in helping you get started as well as providing you and your staff with training, cost saving services, information, and more!

Management Support

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Need Volunteers??  DANA has a new form for the "Your Help is Needed" supplement in the Saturday News Journal. If you're a DANA member and would like to get new volunteers, please fill out the form and email it back to us by the Wednesday prior to the date you prefer for publication. Download the form here>>
 
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