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This one hour recorded telecourse discusses the benefits and disadvantages of co-ops. You'll get advice on starting a homeschool co-op such as how to find interested people, how to organize and what problems to anticipate. Learn how to manage conflicts and volunteers, create a budget, collect fees, and pay teachers. Presenter and author Carol Topp, CPA will help you start and run a successful homeschool co-op and not burn out!
Available at Homeschool-Edu.com Click here for details
Links
My weblog (blog) has recent material on running a homeschool organization
Money Management for Homeschool Organizations and
Tax Exempt 501c3 Status for Homeschool Organizations
NEW! Homechool Group Leader
A new website run by two homeschol leaders, Kristen and Denise. Check out there mini course "The Top 4 Traps for Homeschool Group Leaders to Avoid!" and their blog, Homeschool Group Leader blog.
The Homeschool Co-op Planner
An e-book written by Julie Forsythe, a co-op leader for 5 years in West Virginia. This resource includes printable forms, idea lists, and many recommendations and suggestions to help you along the way.
eCoops.com
Homeschool mom and computer database expert, Pam McBride, has created an online data management system designed especially for homeschool co-ops. It is an affordable, flexible subscription service that is now available to any co-op. Make registration, organization, schedules, class rosters and file transfers easy!
Forming Your Co-op into a private school
Advice on how your homeschool co-op can become a private school from an experienced homeschool leader
The Old Schoolhouse Leadership Yahoo Group
A great forum linking homeschool leaders from acros the nation. Discuss problems, ideas, information and receive encouragement.
Internal Revenue Service Charities and Nonprofits Page
Go to the source. An excellent site on IRS regulations of charities and nonprofits
Hurwit and Associates: Legal Counsel for the Nonprofit Sector
A very helpful website operated by a law firm. They offer a Law Resource Library with many good articles and a list of nonprofit filing requirements by state. To see what your state requires from nonprofits click on the "State by State Filings" on the left column.
Form1023help.com
A helpful site written by a former IRS employee offering guidance on applying for 501c3 tax exempt status
Quality 990: Improving IRS Reporting
Tips on filing the annual IRS Information Return, Form 990
Reality Check
Several maunals on using Quickbooks available for free download
Free Management Library
A library for nonprofits
Non-Profit Organizations from FindLaw.com
Good information on nonprofit organizations
Nonprofit Genie
Information on starting a nonprofit organization
Sample Documents (click here)
Upcoming Events
Telecourse on Homeschool Co-ops
This one hour recorded telecourse discusses the benefits and disadvantages of co-ops. You'll get advice on starting a homeschool co-op such as how to find interested people, how to organize and what problems to anticipate. Learn how to manage conflicts and volunteers, create a budget, collect fees, and pay teachers. Presenter and author Carol Topp, CPA will help you start and run a successful homeschool co-op and not burn out!
Available at Homeschool-Edu.com Click here for details
Links
My weblog (blog) has recent material on running a homeschool organization
Recent entries:
What to Do With a Surplus of Cash?
Rewarding Volunteers
Can My Family Homeschool be a Nonprofit?
My ebooks What to Do With a Surplus of Cash?
Rewarding Volunteers
Can My Family Homeschool be a Nonprofit?
Money Management for Homeschool Organizations and
Tax Exempt 501c3 Status for Homeschool Organizations
NEW! Homechool Group Leader
A new website run by two homeschol leaders, Kristen and Denise. Check out there mini course "The Top 4 Traps for Homeschool Group Leaders to Avoid!" and their blog, Homeschool Group Leader blog.
The Homeschool Co-op Planner
An e-book written by Julie Forsythe, a co-op leader for 5 years in West Virginia. This resource includes printable forms, idea lists, and many recommendations and suggestions to help you along the way.
eCoops.com
Homeschool mom and computer database expert, Pam McBride, has created an online data management system designed especially for homeschool co-ops. It is an affordable, flexible subscription service that is now available to any co-op. Make registration, organization, schedules, class rosters and file transfers easy!
Forming Your Co-op into a private school
Advice on how your homeschool co-op can become a private school from an experienced homeschool leader
The Old Schoolhouse Leadership Yahoo Group
A great forum linking homeschool leaders from acros the nation. Discuss problems, ideas, information and receive encouragement.
Internal Revenue Service Charities and Nonprofits Page
Go to the source. An excellent site on IRS regulations of charities and nonprofits
Hurwit and Associates: Legal Counsel for the Nonprofit Sector
A very helpful website operated by a law firm. They offer a Law Resource Library with many good articles and a list of nonprofit filing requirements by state. To see what your state requires from nonprofits click on the "State by State Filings" on the left column.
Form1023help.com
A helpful site written by a former IRS employee offering guidance on applying for 501c3 tax exempt status
Quality 990: Improving IRS Reporting
Tips on filing the annual IRS Information Return, Form 990
Reality Check
Several maunals on using Quickbooks available for free download
Free Management Library
A library for nonprofits
Non-Profit Organizations from FindLaw.com
Good information on nonprofit organizations
Nonprofit Genie
Information on starting a nonprofit organization