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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.sos.nh.gov/corporate/][Secretary of State - Corporate Division]] - "...filing of business entities, trademarks and trade names..."
      * [[http://www.sos.nh.gov/corporate/Nonprofitforms.html][Nonprofit Forms]]
   * [[http://www.nh.gov/revenue/][Department of Revenue Administration]] (taxes)

---++ IRS

   * [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/index.html][Tax Information for Other Non-Profits]]
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=169727,00.html][Life Cycle of an Exempt Organization]] - How it all comes together
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/nonprofits/article/0,,id=96107,00.html][Business Leagues]] - 501(c)(6) organizations
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96103,00.html][Filing Requirements]]
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/instructions/i990-ez/index.html][Instructions for Form 990 and Form 990-EZ (2006)]]
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96339,00.html][Common Errors Made by Exempt Organizations, Filing Tips for Form 990]]
      * [[http://www.irs.gov/publications/p557/][Publication 557 (3/2005), Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization]] - the rules, simplified(?)
   * [[http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html][Employer Identification Number (EIN)]] - AKA Federal Tax Identification Number.  Like an SSN for organizations.

---++ Notable Organizations

   * [[http://ww.li.org][Linux International]] (not responding 7 Aug 2007)
   * [[http://www.linuxmark.org/][Linux Mark Institute]]

---++ Other

---+++ By-laws

   * Most legal forms of organization will require some form of structure with by-laws.  Some Google'ed links follow.
   * [[http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/klug_bylaws_040306.pdf][By-laws]] (PDF) of the [[http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/][Kalamazoo LUG]] - 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 (timeout, 7 Aug 2007)
   * Greater Orlando Linux Users Group
      * [[http://www.golug.org/bylaws.html]["indefinitely tabled" bylaws]] (404, 7 Aug 2007)
      * A cautionary tale of (too?) [[http://www.golug.org/manylugs.html][Many LUGS]] (404, 7 Aug 2007)

---+++ Liability

   * Liability is a concern raised several times.  For example, at SummerSummit2006.  Consultation with legal advice and insurance professionals may be advisable.
   * [[http://nonprofitrisk.org][Nonprofit Risk Management Center]] - "...provide assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations ... help nonprofits cope with uncertainty..."

---+++ General non-profit

   * [[http://www.thecorporatefund.org/][The Corporate Fund]] - "...strengthening New Hampshire's nonprofit community..."
      * [[http://www.thecorporatefund.org/board_self_assessment_kit.asp][Board Self-Assessment Kit]] - "assists ... in identifying areas in which their board might be strengthened"
      * [[http://www.thecorporatefund.org/consultant_resource_bank.asp][Consultant Resource Bank]] - "...consultants who have experience working with nonprofit organizations..."
   * [[http://www.nhnonprofits.org/][NH Center for Non-Profits]]
   * [[http://www.hurwitassociates.com/siteindex.html][Hurwit & Associates - Nonprofit Law Resource Library]]
      * [[http://www.hurwitassociates.com/l_start_forming.html][Starting a Nonprofit Organization]]

Topic revision: r2 - 2007-08-07 - BenScott

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