A lawyer writing in lay terms answers nonprofit managers' basic questions about the laws that regulate their operations and the legal problems that might waylay them in the areas of tax and fund-raising regulations, reporting requirements, governance procedures, and others. The latest edition is revised to reflect changes in the rules that govern the nonprofit sector, including the emerging law concerning involvement of tax-exempt organizations in joint ventures. Of interest to nonprofit executives and managers, fund-raising professionals, trustees, consultants, and volunteers. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Bruce R. Hopkins is a lawyer with the firm Polsinelli, Shalton & Welte, PC Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Part I Starting a Nonprofit Organization
Chapter 1 Why Start a Nonprofit Organization?	p. 3
Chapter 2 Getting Started	p. 11
Chapter 3 Debunking Some Myths and Misperceptions	p. 29
Part II Being Nonprofit ... Legally
Chapter 4 Nonprofit Organizations: Much More than Charity	p. 41
Chapter 5 Nonprofits and Private Benefit	p. 59
Chapter 6 Tax Exemption: The Art of Application	p. 77
Chapter 7 Tax Exemption: Not a Paperwork Exemption	p. 95
Chapter 8 The Basic Charitable Giving Rules	p. 111
Chapter 9 Charity under Siege: The Regulation of Fundraising	p. 133
Chapter 10 Compensating the Nonprofit Employee	p. 151
Part III Tax-Exempt Organizations Can be Taxable ... and So Can Their Managers

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