The Nonprofit Handbook, Fifth Edition is the most up-to-date and useful publication for those starting a nonprofit or for those already operating one. This 518-page, 36-chapter Handbook is based on The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook, a book originally published in 1992 with the help of more than two-dozen nonprofit executives and attorneys and now in its 8th edition. Each easy-to-read chapter includes a synopsis, useful tips, and resources to obtain more information. Pre-addressed postcards are included to obtain important government forms, instruction booklets, and informational publications. This essential reference tool includes: "The Nonprofit Handbook is must reading. While it will have value as a reference tool to be consulted when needed, I highly recommend that you read the book cover-to-cover to familiarize yourself with the panoply of issues that face the modern nonprofit in every state of our United States."

•   Information about current laws, court decisions, and regulations that apply to nonprofits—two full pages devoted to each state and the District of Columbia

•   Practical advice on running a nonprofit, including chapters on grant-writing, communications, fundraising, quality management, insurance, lobbying, personnel, fiscal management, nonprofit ethics, and 24 other chapters

•   Information on applying for federal and state tax-exempt status

•   How to write effective grant applications

•   How to hire and fire

•   Internet resources for nonprofits

•   How to develop a strategic plan

•   How to plan for a program evaluation

•   A Guide for students that includes information about the scope, history, theory, and future of the nonprofit sector.