Helpful Guides

• Frequently Asked Questions for Professional Solicitors and Professional Fundraising Counsels
• The Regulation of Public Charities and Private Foundations in Hawaii
• AG and DCCA Guidance: Think Carefully Before Forming a New Nonprofit Organization
  Joint guidance from the Department of the Attorney General and DCCA on things to carefully consider before forming a new nonprofit organization
• Guidance on the Formation and Taxation of Nonprofits (From the Hawaii Department of Taxation)
  Includes helpful discussion of the general excise tax treatment of fundraising income.
• The Lifecycle of a Public Charity (everything you need to know about the lifecycle of a public charity, from the IRS)
• Right From the Start - Responsibilities of Directors and Officers of Nonprofits (What all new directors of nonprofits should know - - from the New York AG Charities Section)
• Stay Exempt-Tax Basics for 501(c)(3) Orgs
  This online training provides the tools and knowledge to help you keep your organization’s exempt status intact. It consists of five interactive courses, which you can take individually and in any order.
• Top Ten Internal Controls All Nonprofits Should Implement
  The 10 internal controls nonprofit organizations should implement, courtesy of Jack Siegel, author of the Desktop Guide for Nonprofit Directors, Doing Good While Avoiding Trouble While Doing Good.
• Internal Controls and Financial Accountability for Nonprofit Boards (From the New York AG's Charities Section)
• Attorney General Guidance on Charitable Raffles
  Guidance from the Attorney General so that organizations do not run afoul of Hawaii's strict gambling laws.
• Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Guide (Guidance for donors)
• IRS Publication 4302 - - A Charity's Guide to Car Donation
• IRS Publication 4303 - - A Donor's Guide to Car Donations
• A Donor's Guide to the 990 Form
• Should Your Charity Go Out of Business: Six Warning Signs
  Nonprofit Decline and Dissolution Report: Fieldstone Alliance. When should an organization consider going out of business? 1. (Financial crisis; mission accomplished; organizational problem; board apathy; staff apathy; mission no longer applicable; legal crisis; lack of community support)