Starting and managing a nonprofit organization : a legal guide (3rd ed)

Brings nonprofit law down to earth for nonprofit professionals Written by one of the nation's leading authorities on tax-exempt law, this important guide clearly explains, for nonprofit professionals, the complex legal issues involved with forming and operating a nonprofit organization.

In plain English, attorney Bruce Hopkins fills readers in on corporate, tax and fund-raising laws and explains their implications and applications in the nonprofit organization.

He also provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to competently handle all legal aspects of obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status, reporting revenue, nonprofits and private benefit, charitable giving, employee compensation, lobbying, using for-profit subsidiaries, and much more.