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Links and references to third-party resources that may be useful in managing our status as a legal entity.

   * State of New Hampshire [[http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/indexes/292.html][RSA]]
   * IRS Guides for Non-Profits [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/index.html][PDFs]]
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i990-ez/index.html][Form 990]] instructions (the tax return)
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96339,00.html][Common Filing Errors]]
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/publications/p557/][Publication 557 (3/2005), Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization]] - a 3-page PDf or website: the rules, simplified.
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=96107,00.html][Business Leagues 501(c)(6)]]

   * IRS [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96103,00.html][Filing Requirements]]
   * New Hampshire Secretary of State Office [[http://www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/Nonprofitforms.html][Non-Profit Forms]]
   * [[http://www.linuxmark.org/][Linux Mark Institute]]

   * Most legal forms of organization will require some form of structure with by-laws. A quick Google yields:
   * [[http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/][Kalamazoo LUG]] by-laws in [[http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/klug_bylaws_040306.pdf][PDF format]] - likely not what we want, as they require dues for privileges such as email archive access, but these can serve as a starting point for discussions.
   * Pensacola has their bylaws on their forum at http://pcolalug.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=40
   * Orlando has their "indefinitely tabled" bylaws at http://www.golug.org/bylaws.html and a cautionary tale of (too?) Many LUGS at http://www.golug.org/manylugs.html
   * Liability is a concern raised several times, most recently at SummerSummit2006. Googling provides lots of [[http://nonprofitrisk.org][information]]. Consultation with legal advice and insurance professionals may be advisable.
   * More interesting reading/resources: [[http://www.thecorporatefund.org/][The Corporate Fund]], [[http://www.nhnonprofits.org/][NH Center for Non-Profits]], [[http://www.hurwitassociates.com/l_start_forming.html#BylawsBoard][some legal resources]],

Topic revision: r1 - 2007-08-07 - BenScott

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