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Nonprofit Law & Governance For Dummies

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A very helpful book for anyone starting, operating, or directing a small nonprofit. It covers some material (e.g., SOX compliance, foundation structure) which I suspect would only be useful to people who are more likely to hire a lawyer than read a For Dummies book; however, much of it is quite applicable to small churches, community organizations, or other small-scale operations. Hopefully the executive director of the American Red Cross has moved on to more advanced texts.

Broadly, the book deals with two topics: the regulatory interfaces a non-profit must be prepared to navigate and how a non-profit should be structured from the standpoint of strategic management. If you are starting from near-zero knowledge of these two topics, you will end up feeling much better prepared when you're done.

My primary interest in reading the book was to be better informed about a professional association I have recently become involved with. Most of the book--and indeed, most of the non-profit sector--is geared toward traditional charitable organizations, but it does go to lengths to explain the differences between the different kinds of of non-profit structures recognized by the IRS. I'm glad to have read it.

(Note that I'm neither a tax lawyer nor a CPA, so I only *feel* like I've been helped. Still, I trust Wiley to have vetted their authors well.)

This book is a good overview, if you are just starting, but you will need other references for more indepth knowledge to understand the subject adequately.

I was very pleased with this book. It is full of important information and explained in a very clear and easily understood way. I definately recommend this book for anyone who is starting up, or already involved with a non profit looking to better understand the process.