Build Your 501(c)(3) takes you from an idea to a filed IRS application: your board, your articles, your bylaws, your EIN and your Form 1023, in the right order, with the tools to do each step as you learn it.
Not just knowledge. The documents and decisions a new 501(c)(3) needs, done.
Short lessons with a quiz at the end of each, and a "do it now" step that opens the right tool, so you build as you learn. Go at your own pace; one module a week finishes in about two months.
What a 501(c)(3) is, forming your own versus fiscal sponsorship, and what it really costs.
Checking your name, writing a mission the IRS can read, and describing your programs.
Who to ask, how many, choosing officers, and the first conversation.
Choosing the state and filing articles with the purpose and dissolution clauses the IRS expects.
Bylaws that work, a conflict of interest policy, and the organizational meeting and its minutes.
Getting your EIN, opening the account, setting up email and records, and when you can accept donations.
Which form you can use, the narrative, the financial projections, and what happens after you file.
Charitable solicitation registration, annual reports, Form 990 basics and the ten most costly mistakes.
A 13-week plan for the start, setting up your platform, and what comes next.
The course comes with the Launch Plan, so when your organization is ready, its board, donors, compliance dates and documents already have a home.
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