Cooperating Associations Program - Related Sites

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• Create Space
  Online book publishing program, useful for cooperating associations interested in creating books to sell in their bookstores
• Guidestar
  Large source of information for nonprofit organizations to make smart decisions, build connections, and learn from each other to achieve your missions.
• Internal Revenue Service
  Tax information on charitable organizations
• National Center for Charitable Statistics
  Source for answers to non-profit FAQs
• National Council of Non-Profit Associations
  This is an excellent resource for your Cooperating Association. Many states are represented and their State-level organization can assist the Association with guidance in business functions, fundraising, insurance and many other issues facing a non-profit.
• NOLO Guides
  Legal forms and books designed to help form a nonprofit, get tax- exempt 501(c)3 status, solicit tax-deductible donations, and more.
• Public Lands Alliance (formally known as APPL)
  The Public Lands Alliance, formerly known as the Association of Partners for Public Lands (APPL) is a unified community dedicated to the preservation, enrichment and enjoyment of America's most treasured places. PLA connects public lands partners to agency leaders, corporations, and to one another in a peer network. Their goal is to strengthen their community through targeted education, training and our other capacity building programs, as well as represent their members' interests with elected officials and policy makers.
• The Board Source
  Formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards. It is the premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of non-profit organizations worldwide. Through our highly acclaimed programs and services, BoardSource enables organizations to fulfill their missions by helping build strong and effective non-profit boards.
• The National Association of Park Associations
  Provides knowledge, skills and capacity to local park foundations, volunteers and other citizens who work to enhance and strengthen park systems in their communities. The National Association of Park Foundations vision is to build effective, active, local park foundations, volunteers and other citizens that support their park systems to enhance the park experience in their communities.