Reference Library: Topics

Forming a Nonprofit Corporation

Ohio Resources

Recommended! Cost of Organizing and Sustaining a Watershed Group, fact sheet produced by OSU Extension.  Provides start-up and operating costs watershed groups can anticipate as well as steps and costs associated with forming a nonprofit group.
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~swest/wq/Watersheds_WS-2__revd.pdf

Center for Nonprofit Resources.  Their site contains a regional bulletin board where you can share events, information on workshops they offer (topics include basic marketing, effective planning, and supervisory skills).
http://www.cnrohio.org

Ohio Association for Nonprofit Organizations.  This site contains the quarterly newsletter "Ohio Nonprofits", a list of organizational references, and links to Ohio State government institutions relevant to the nonprofits.
http://www.ohiononprofits.org/

National Resources

Internet Nonprofit Center, by the Evergreen State Society in Seattle Washington.   The site houses an extensive on-line collection of information on a wide range of nonprofit issues such as organization, management, fundraising, start-up, and managing volunteers. 
http://www.nonprofits.org 

National Center for Nonprofit Boards has a question and answer feature, an online newsletter, "Board Member Online", and educational resources for purchase.  
http://www.boardsource.org/main.htm

Forms

Information for Tax Exempt Organizations is a site coordinated by the Internal Revenue Service.  It has the forms needed to apply for tax-exempt status, rules and regulations, and types of tax-exempt organizations. 
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99220,00.html.

Other Resources

A Guide to Organizing a Business in Ohio: A Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations, free publication available from the Ohio Secretary of State's Office.  Call 614-466-3910.

River Network. (1996). Starting Up: A Handbook for New River and Watershed Organizations, available for purchase from:
http://www.rivernetwork.org/

Warda, M. (2000). How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation.  Sphinx Publishing.