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How to Start a Nonprofit: Templates and Samples The following samples and templates are from "Handbook for Starting a Successful Nonprofit," published by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. The Handbook includes lots of helpful information for people who are interested in starting a nonprofit including: sample position descriptions for board members; information on common management issues for nonprofits; a glossary of nonprofit terms; and copies of all of the government forms that a new nonprofit will need to file with the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office, Minnesota Attorney General's Office, Minnesota Department of Revenue and Internal Revenue Service. Sample Articles of Incorporation The articles of incorporation set up the basic terms of the corporation, such as its purpose and board of directors.
The bylaws serve as the nonprofit's rule book. Chapter 317A of the Minnesota Statutes is the basis for Minnesota’s nonprofit law, and therefore a organization’s bylaws must follow this law. However, there is substantial flexibility to writing the organizational bylaws to fit the uniqueness of an organization. From nonprofit to nonprofit, bylaws will vary according to the many decisions made by the organization's founders board members. One of the most important choices is whether to have members. Because this one decision can radically affect a nonprofit's bylaws, two sets of sample bylaws are provided. Nonprofit Organizations without Members
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