Education, Training & Assistance:

• Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation at ASU nonprofit.asu.edu
  • "How to Start a Nonprofit": offered semi-annually; includes review of forms and federal and state processes
  • Nonprofit Management Institute: 15 courses, 10–20 hours each, on topics of importance to nonprofit leadership and management; can lead to the Certificate in Nonprofit Management
  • "Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership & Management": series of facilitated videotape sessions
• Area community colleges and professional and trade associations offer a variety of courses on nonprofit management issues throughout the year. These are often published in school catalogs and through mailings distributed to nonprofit organizations.
• The Arizona Community Legal Assistance (ACLA) program provides free legal assistance (non-litigation) to new and existing charitable community organizations in the health and human service area. Contact: Phoenix -- 602-258-3434, ext. 247; Tucson -- 520-623-9465.

Publications:

• Hopkins, Bruce, Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization: A Legal Guide, 3rd ed., Wiley Nonprofit Series, John Wiley & Sons.
• Mancuso, Anthony, How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation in All 50 States, 4th ed., NOLO Press.

Websites:

• Arizona Corporation Commission www.cc.state.az.us go to Corporations. Find Checklists, Instructions, Forms on left. Click on Domestic Profit and Nonprofit Corporations. Follow instructions.
• Arizona Department of Employment www.de.az.gov Go to Unemployment, then to Employer’s UI Tax Handbook. You are looking for information on who must provide and pay for unemployment insurance and how to register.
• Arizona Department of Revenue www.revenue.az.gov Go to Non-Profit Organizations for Publication 501 explaining which nonprofits are exempt from sales tax.
• Arizona Department of Revenue www.revenue.az.gov/esa/uitax/emp.asp for unemployment insurance information and forms.
• Arizona Secretary of State www.azleg.state.az.us/ars/44/06552.htm You are looking for Arizona Statute 44-6552.
• BoardSource www.boardsource.org type in How to Start a Nonprofit in Search window. Also search this site for information on governance and strategic planning.
• Foundation Center fdncenter.org/learn/faqs/html Includes FAQ section on how to start a nonprofit.
• Guidestar www.guidestar.org Posts all Forms 990. A good reference for better understand this important reporting form.
• Grand Valley State University, “How To Start a Nonprofit”, www.gvsu.edu/philanthropy
• Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov go to left column and select Charities & Nonprofits; go to left column and select Forms & Publications, then to Forms & Publications by number; search for SS-4, Publication 557, and Form 1023.
• Miller, Steven T. Director of Exempt Organizations at IRS, article, “Easier Compliance Is Goal of New Intermediate Sanction Regulations”. Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/m4958art.pdf
• National Alliance for Nonprofit Mailers www.nonprofitmailers.org/news.html for information and assistance in obtaining a permit.
• Nonprofit Risk Management Center www.nonprofitrisk.org for information about how to assess your needs and types of insurance.