Sample Templates for Download
By downloading and using the following templates, you agree that you have read and and understand our guidelines for use.
- Business Plan Template | By: Suzanne Smith
- Sample Form Bylaws for Texas Nonprofit under TBOC
- Sample Form Code of Ethics
- Sample Form Conflict of Interest Policy for Texas Nonprofit Corporation
- Sample Form Board Resolutions for Texas Nonprofit Corporation
- Sample Form Retention Policy for Texas Nonprofit Corporation
- Sample Form Whistleblower Policy for Nonprofit Corporation
- Sample Form Anti-Racism, Access, and Equity Policy
Financial Management
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will be changing rules in 2019. Stay tuned for updated information.
Ethics & Accountability
Collaborations
- Collaborations as the Key to Success in the 21st Century | By: Suzanne Smith
- Measuring Collaboration_Benefits & Impacts of Nonprofit Centers – Mt. Auburn Associates – Tides
- Virginia’s Award Winning Model to Create a Vital Arts Presence – Arlington, Virginia Arts Incubator
- Better Together Fund Resource Library – Case Studies about Successful Collaborations
Legal Management
- What is Key Person Insurance – Wikipedia
- Legal Toolkit for Texas Nonprofits – Texas CBAR
- Sample Whistle-blower Policy
IRS & Texas Nonprofit Rules
- Sales Tax & Texas Nonprofits – Texas CBAR
- Texas Nonprofit Rules
- Nonprofit Organizations: FAQ’s, Tax Issues and More – Texas Secretary of State
- Exemption Requirements: 501(c)(3) Organizations – IRS
Nonprofit Watchdogs
Databases where you and funders can search for the most complete up-to-date nonprofit data available.
- GuideStar – Create a profile and update your information on an annual basis
- Charity Navigator – Information here is automatically pulled for your 990 each year
Articles & Readings
- Other Websites for Resources
- Capitalization Scale & Investment – A Study of Philadelphia’s Arts Sector – TDC
- How Arts Organizations Balance Creativity and Operations – Nonprofit Quarterly
- Forming a Nonprofit Tax-Exempt Corporation in Texas – Texas Community Building with Attorney Resources
- Artistic Leadership and Aesthetic Values in a Changed Cultural Context – Diane Ragsdale
- Holding up the Arts: Can We Sustain What we Created? Should We? – Diane Ragsdale
Suggested Books About Nonprofit Management:
The Cycle By: Michael M. Kaiser
