THE PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT HANDBOOK

9th EDITION

by Gary M. Grobman

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The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook, Ninth Edition is the most up-to-date and useful publication for those starting a nonprofit or for those already operating one. This 344-page, 30-chapter Handbook was originally published in 1992 with the help of more than two-dozen nonprofit executives and attorneys. Each easy-to-read chapter includes a synopsis, useful tips, and resources to obtain more information. This essential reference tool includes:

 

 

 

•    Information about current laws, court decisions, and regulations that apply to nonprofits in Pennsylvania

•    Practical advice on running a nonprofit, including chapters on grant-writing, communications, fundraising, quality management, insurance, lobbying, personnel, fiscal management, nonprofit ethics, and 24 other chapters

•    Information on applying for federal and Pennsylvania tax-exempt status

•    How to write effective grant applications

•    How to hire and fire

•    Internet resources for nonprofits

•    How to develop a strategic plan

•    How to plan for a program evaluation

 

 

We know you will find The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook to be an essential resource for every library’s reference collection.

"The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook will help you keep on track, with everything you need to know about starting up and running a nonprofit all in one volume. It is an extraordinary resource for those who already manage or serve on boards of nonprofits...it is a must reference guide for all nonprofit executives to have at their fingertips."

Joe Geiger, Executive Director, PA Association of Nonprofit Organizations

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About the Author: Gary Grobman, Ph.D., is the author of The Non-Profit Handbook, National Edition, and is co-author of The Non-Profit Internet Handbook. He served as the executive director of a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization for more than 13 years, and served in Washington, D.C. as a reporter and as a senior Congressional staff member to two members of Congress. He currently is the Harrisburg Contributing Editor for the monthly newsletter Pennsylvania Nonprofit Report, was a paid consultant to the Pennsylvania General Assembly on nonprofit issues, and was the founder and Chairman of the Non-Profit Advocacy Network, a coalition of more than 60 Pennsylvania statewide charitable associations which was formed to advocate for the interests of the voluntary sector.

He lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Table of Contents Foreword by Joe Geiger, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Introduction  

 

Quick Start Guide to Forming a Nonprofit Organization

Chapter 1. The Decision to Incorporate

Chapter 2. Steps to Incorporation

Chapter 3. Bylaws

Chapter 4. Nonprofit Boards of Directors

Chapter 5. Mission and Vision Statements

Chapter 6. Strategic Planning

Chapter 7. Nonprofit Organization Ethics

Chapter 8. Section 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Status

Chapter 9. Liability, Risk Management, and Insurance

Chapter 10. Financial Management 

Chapter 11. Personnel

Chapter 12. Hiring, Evaluation, and Firing

Chapter 13. Volunteers

Chapter 14. Charitable Solicitation Registration

Chapter 15. Fundraising

Chapter 16. Writing Effective Grant Proposals

Chapter 17. Lobbying

Chapter 18. Political Activity by Nonprofits

Chapter 19. Communications and Public Relations

Chapter 20. The Internet for Nonprofits

Chapter 21. Nonprofit E-Commerce

Chapter 22. Fundraising on the Internet

Chapter 23. Forming and Running a Coalition

Chapter 24. Miscellaneous Administrative Issues

Chapter 25. Nonprofits and Small Business Competition

Chapter 26. State and Local Tax Exemptions

Chapter 27. Mergers and Consolidations

Chapter 28. Quality Issues

Chapter 29. Change Management

Chapter 30. Organization and Program Evaluation

Appendix A—Sample Articles of Incorporation Legal Notice    

Appendix B—Sample Bylaws        

Appendix C—Addresses of IRS Field Offices in PA         

Appendix D—Addresses of Legal Journals  

Appendix E—Regional Foundation Reference Collections       

Appendix F—Constitution of PA (excerpt)    

Appendix G—Excerpts From Act 2, Session of 1971

   and Act 55     

Appendix H—New Year’s Resolutions for

   Nonprofit Executives               

Appendix J—National Organizations and Publications of Interest

Appendix K—About the Author     

Appendix L—Reader Survey/Order Form   

 

 

For Further Reading

Key Word Index