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PART 1. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DO GOOD IN THE WORLD ................................... 2
CHAPTER 1. What is a Nonprofit? ................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 2. Are You Sure You Want to Do This?........................................... 3
CHAPTER 3. Alternatives to Incorporating ..................................................... 4
CHAPTER 4. Importance of Formality ............................................................. 5
CHAPTER 5. Early Decisions ............................................................................. 6
PART 2. HOW TO FORM A NONPROFIT ............................................................................ 9
CHAPTER 6. Common Nonprofit Organizational Structures ........................ 9
CHAPTER 7. The Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act (RCW
24.03) .......................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 8. Pre-Incorporation Issues .......................................................... 12
CHAPTER 9. Nuts and Bolts of Incorporating .............................................. 14
CHAPTER 10. The Organizational Meeting and Post-Incorporation
Tasks ........................................................................................... 27
PART 3. GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS ..................................................................... 32
CHAPTER 11. Importance of Acting Like a Corporation ................................ 32
CHAPTER 12. Function and Authority of the Board of Directors ................. 34
CHAPTER 13. Duties and Obligations of Board Members to the
Corporation ............................................................................... 40
CHAPTER 14. The Role of the Executive Director .......................................... 45
CHAPTER 15. Board Development .................................................................. 48
CHAPTER 16. Annual Reporting Requirements ............................................. 50
CHAPTER 17. Entities to Report as Charitable Trusts ................................... 51
CHAPTER 18. Amending Governing Documents ........................................... 52
CHAPTER 19. Sarbanes-Oxley – Document Retention and
Protections for Whistleblowers ............................................... 54
CHAPTER 20. Exposure and Risks of Directors and Officers ........................ 56
CHAPTER 21. Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance ........................................... 59
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