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www.form1023help.com -
Want to set up your own Non-Profit Organization? Want to do it yourself? Sandy Deja, EA has created an excellent resource to walk you through the process. She tells you how to do it. When not to do it. There's a page by page guide to help you fill out the forms. I'll be using this for my own NPO set-ups.

Life Cycle of a Public Charity

IRS just put up a wonderful resource for charities - if you operate one, or are thinking of starting one, save this link!

During its existence, a public charity has numerous interactions with the IRS – from filing an application for recognition of tax-exempt status, to filing the required annual information returns, to making changes in its mission and purpose. The IRS provides information, explanations, guides, forms and publications on all of these subjects – they are available through this IRS Web site. The illustration below provides an easy-to-use way of linking to the documents most charities will need as they proceed though the phases of their “life cycle.”

TechSoup Global -
Provides technology resources to nonprofits and schools serving low-income communities. Your organization can get free - or very low-cost software from major publishers, like Microsoft and Intuit.

Adobe Philanthropy -
Community investments through Adobe's Philanthropy Partners. Adobe application for software – they also offer donations of $$

Free Software for Non-Profit Orgs - A good source of software companies who donate to non-profits.

Guide Star -
Statistics, Financials and information - Want to make a donation? Need to look up the status, Federal ID # or information about someone who says they're non-profit? Want to know how much is reasonable compensation for your organization? Want to know how to create your budget – look up similar non-profit entities. All public data is shown. (tax returns, included)