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Lawyers Alliance offers publications for nonprofit managers on legal topics. Researched and written by Lawyers Alliance's experienced staff and volunteers, these publications include practical tools such as model forms and checklists.

Thousands of nonprofits -- from start-up organizations to multi-service institutions -- use the information in these publications to be more effective, successful and accountable as they make New York a better place to live and work.

Latest Publications from Lawyers Alliance!

Bylaws That Work: A Manual for New York Nonprofits

Bylaws That Work is designed to help New York Nonprofits prepare new or revised bylaws and provides a general legal overview, questionnaires, and sample bylaws for not-for-profit corporations with and without members. Topics include: corporate structure, directors and officers, membership, procedures for reviewing, amending, and filing bylaws, and other basic information commonly in bylaws. Preview the table of contents.


Changing the Name of a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation

The fourth edition, updated in March 2009, is a step-by-step primer on how to change the name of a not-for-profit corporation in New York. See our publications list for full description and other information. Preview the introduction and a list of ten steps to changing a name from this publication.

   
 

The New Form 1023:  Lawyers Alliance prepared a 2006 insert to Getting Organized to summarize the requirements of the Internal Revenue Services Form 1023, which the IRS modified in 2005, and which most organizations must submit for recognition of 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Download a copy here.