Readers Preference Reviews

If you are starting a non-profit, are in charge of the paperwork, or have to chair a meeting or any of the other numerous activities then you will appreciate Nonprofit Meetings, Minutes & Records (How to Run Your Nonprofit Corporation So You Don't Run Into Trouble).  Written at a very basic level the authors explain not only what needs to be done but why it needs to be done and how to go about it.  So many small non-profits don’t follow the laws well and when a problem comes up find themselves with multiple legal problems.  This book helps prevent most of those most common situations.

If you are looking for a book about various legal aspects of the nonprofit world then this is not the book for you.  The niche that this book fills is providing the instructions and paperwork for common tasks that are of a recurring nature.  These include things like how to call a meeting so that it meets legal requirements, how to get a board of directors member proxy on a vote,  things to consider when writing or amending by-laws, how to find competent legal counsel, and the myriad other day-to-day things of operating a nonprofit.

I have personally been involved with many nonprofits over the years and can say that doing these things the way they should be done right from the beginning is critical.  If they are not done right then resolutions can be overturned, officers removed, and individuals sued.  Nonprofit Meetings, Minutes & Records (How to Run Your Nonprofit Corporation So You Don't Run Into Trouble) should be the required minimal reading for anyone involved in nonprofit organizations at this level and is well worth the cost of the book just to have the forms in one convenient place and ready to use.

Author:  Attorney Anthony Mancuso
Publisher: Nolo
950 Parker Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Copyright: 2008
ISBN: 9781413308921
Pages: 150 plus appendixes
Price: $39.99