Organizational Management

By downloading and using the following templates, you agree that you have read 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

• Nonprofit Financial Management Basics

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will be changing rules in 2019. Stay tuned for updated information.

• Sample Form Code of Ethics

• 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

• What is Key Person Insurance – Wikipedia
• Legal Toolkit for Texas Nonprofits – Texas CBAR
• Sample Whistleblower Policy

• 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

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

• 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