Resources

Information on Obtaining Non-Profit Status:

ALTAFF
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/altaff/friends/index.cfm

NC Center for Non-Profits
http://www.volunteer-connections.org
 
Internal Revenue Service
Publication 526 - Charitable contributions
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf
 
Publication 1771 - Charitable contributions - Substantiation and Disclosure
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1771.pdf
 
Form 1023 - Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable
Instructions for Form 1023
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1023.pdf
 
Publication 557 - Tax-Exempt Status for Your Organization
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p557.pdf
 

Fundraising Resources:

Non-Profit Fundraising and Grant writing
http://managementhelp.org/fndrsng/
 
The Research Librarian
http://www.researchinglibrarian.com/funding.htm
 
Fundraising for Libraries
http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/find$.html

 
Web Junction
http://www.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent
Information on how to form a friends group including applying for non-profit status
 
WebJunction (a resource from the Gates Library Foundation) is an online community of libraries and other agencies sharing knowledge and experience to provide the broadest public access to information technology. Although, their primary focus is on public access computing they have extensive fundraising resources at:http://webjunction.org/do It includes information on forming a friends group and applying for nonprofit status.
 
Guidelines to incorporating a nonprofit corporation
http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/