Search the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature   Location: New York DC Cleveland San Francisco Atlanta Author: Hopkins, Bruce R. Title: STARTING AND MANAGING A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION : A LEGAL GUIDE (5th ed) Publisher Name: John Wiley & Sons Place of Publication: Hoboken, NJ Year of Publication: 2009 Pagination: xiii, 346 p Call Number: 945 HOP Price: $39.95 Record Type: Monograph Subjects: Nonprofit organizations--establishment and termination Nonprofit organizations--law and legislation--United States Nonprofit organizations--government regulations Laws regulating philanthropy--(1990-1999) Taxation Unrelated business income tax Abstract: The book is an exploration of the fundamental laws affecting the operation of nonprofit organizations. Hopkins examines virtually all aspects of starting and operating a nonprofit group, including reporting revenue, tax exemption, regulation of fundraising, compensating the nonprofit employee, lobbying, and successful techniques for using for-profit subsidiaries, partnerships, and planned giving. Throughout the book, the fictional "Campaign to Clean Up America" serves to illustrate salient points. The final section examines challenges that nonprofits will face over the coming decades. Includes a glossary of important legal terms and an index.     Copyright © 2009, The Foundation Center. All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy, and/or distribute this document in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes without fee is hereby granted provided that this notice and appropriate credit to the Foundation Center is included in all copies. Commercial use of this document requires prior written consent from the Foundation Center.