Assistance for Non-Profit Organizations

SCORE and SBDC have a separate handout on how to form a non-profit organization. There are State of Tennessee requirements and Federal requirements. The State distinguishes between organizations that are going to solicit donations for charitable purposes and those do not. The IRS lists more than 30 different types of tax-exempt organizations. Our handout covers only how to form a Section 501(c)(3) organization. The following information provides assistance to those managing a non-profit organization.

Books available at Lawson McGhee Library in Knoxville

Books covering various aspects of non-profit management are listed below.

• How to Form a Non-profit Corporation by Mark Warda
• Managing a Non-profit Organization by Thomas Wolf
• The Board Member's Book by Brian OConnell
• Strategic Planning for Public and Non-profit Organizations by John Bryson
• Managing the Non-profit Organization by Peter Drucker
• Boards That Make a Difference by John Carver

Non-profit information sources:

• The Foundation Center Cooperating Collection-Knox County Public Library, 
  Catherine Moirai (865) 215-8722
• Non-profit Management Center (865) 523-9131
• Tennessee Charitable Solicitations Office (615) 741-2555

Websites:

• Internet Non-profit Center - Information For and About Non-profit Organizations:
  http://www.nonprofit-info.org
• The Non-profit Resource Center - Where to find virtually everything you need to know about how to form, manage and maintain a non-profit organization:
  http://not-for-profit.org
• The Foundation Center - Your gateway to philanthropy on the world wide web:
  www.foundationcenter.org