The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook
The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook, 12th Edition
by Gary M. Grobman
The definitive handbook on starting and running a nonprofit corporation in Pennsylvania, this 510-page book published in 2021 is a valuable resource for: nonprofit executive staff, nonprofit board members, attorneys who practice nonprofit law, accountants who advise nonprofit organizations, persons who plan to form a new nonprofit organization, and students in nonprofit management.
The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook includes: information about current laws, court decisions, and regulations that apply to nonprofits, practical advice on running a nonprofit corporation, sample corporate bylaws, and sources of information on how to start up a new nonprofit.
This essential reference tool includes:
• Information about current laws, court decisions, and regulations that apply to nonprofits in Pennsylvania
• Practical advice on running a nonprofit, including chapters on grant-writing, communications, fundraising, quality management, insurance, lobbying, personnel, fiscal management, nonprofit ethics, and 24 other chapters
• Information on applying for federal and Pennsylvania tax-exempt status
• How to write effective grant applications
• How to hire and fire
• Internet resources for nonprofits
• How to develop a strategic plan
• How to plan for a program evaluation
We know you will find The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook to be an essential resource for every library’s reference collection.
"The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook will help you keep on track, with everything you need to know about starting up and running a nonprofit all in one volume. It is an extraordinary resource for those who already manage or serve on boards of nonprofits...it is a must reference guide for all nonprofit executives to have at their fingertips."
Joe Geiger, Executive Director, PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations
About the Author: Gary Grobman, Ph.D., is the author of The Non-Profit Handbook, National Edition, and is co-author of The Non-Profit Internet Handbook. He served as the executive director of a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization for more than 13 years, and served in Washington, D.C. as a reporter and as a senior Congressional staff member to two members of Congress. He currently is the Harrisburg Contributing Editor for the monthly newsletter Pennsylvania Nonprofit Report, was a paid consultant to the Pennsylvania General Assembly on nonprofit issues, and was the founder and Chairman of the Non-Profit Advocacy Network, a coalition of more than 60 Pennsylvania statewide charitable associations which was formed to advocate for the interests of the voluntary sector.
He lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents Foreword by Joe Geiger, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Introduction
Quick Start Guide to Forming a Nonprofit Organization
Chapter 1. The Decision to Incorporate
Chapter 2. Steps to Incorporation
Chapter 3. Bylaws
Chapter 4. Nonprofit Boards of Directors
Chapter 5. Mission and Vision Statements
Chapter 6. Strategic Planning
Chapter 7. Nonprofit Organization Ethics
Chapter 8. Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status
Chapter 9. Liability, Risk Management, and Insurance
Chapter 10. Financial Management
Chapter 11. Personnel
Chapter 12. Hiring, Evaluation, and Firing
Chapter 13. Volunteers
Chapter 14. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Chapter 15. Charitable Solicitation Registration
Chapter 16. Fundraising
Chapter 17. Writing Effective Grant Proposals
Chapter 18. Lobbying
Chapter 19. Political Activity by Nonprofits
Chapter 20. Communications and Public Relations
Chapter 21. The Internet for Nonprofits
Chapter 22. Nonprofit E-Commerce
Chapter 23. Fundraising on the Internet
Chapter 24. Forming and Running a Coalition
Chapter 25. Miscellaneous Administrative Issues
Chapter 26. Nonprofits and Small Business Competition
Chapter 27. State and Local Tax Exemptions
Chapter 28. Mergers and Consolidations
Chapter 29. Quality Issues
Chapter 30. Change Management
Chapter 31. Organization and Program Evaluation
Appendix A—Sample Articles of Incorporation Legal Notice
Appendix B—Sample Bylaws
Appendix C—Addresses of IRS Field Offices in PA
Appendix D—Addresses of Legal Journals
Appendix E—Regional Foundation Reference Collections
Appendix F—Constitution of PA (excerpt)
Appendix G—Excerpts From Act 2, Session of 1971
and Act 55
Appendix H—New Year’s Resolutions for
Nonprofit Executives
Appendix J—National Organizations and Publications of Interest
Appendix K—About the Author
Appendix L—Reader Survey/Order Form
For Further Reading
Key Word Index
ISBN13: 9781929109326
8½" x 11" softcover
510 pages including index
Price: $39.95
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