[Hidden-tech] 501(c)(3)

[Frederick Clarkson]

The Northampton firm of Lesser, Newman & Nasser does non-profit law and
could handle c3 incorporation.

http://www.lessernewman.com/jsp3043345.jsp



On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:14 PM, Charlie Heath
<htcontact at townwebsites.com>wrote:

>  ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>  ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
> My experience was similar as a financial officer for a small 501-c3 - I
> would not want to try to file the initial paperwork without an expert to
> review the specifics of the organization and make sure we set things up
> properly for our bylaws, records we need to keep, annual forms we need to
> file, and procedures for compensation & donations from officers etc.
> However, I was comfortable handling the annual paperwork myself once we had
> been walked through that the first time, for a fairly simple organization.
>  You'd need to consider your specifics to decide if that might be
> appropriate for another organization.
>
> Sorry to say, but I don't know anyone to recommend in the valley as an
> adviser -
>
> Charlie Heath
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> Matthias Theo wrote:
>
>>  ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>>  ** If you did, we all thank you.
>>
>>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> I am an officer in an non-profit organization that filed for 501(c) 7
>> status. We used one of the organization's members (an intellectual property
>> lawyer) to initially file using Legal Zoom registering in the state of
>> Delaware. Legal Zoom did not work out to be accurate or timely; you get what
>> you pay for, I guess...
>>
>> Subsequently, our lawyer (and his firm) handled things directly in the
>> state of MA. This ran much more smoothly, albeit at a higher cost.
>>
>> I can contact our lawyer to see if he can refer someone if you wish.
>> However, he is located near Boston, so you may want to contact someone near
>> the valley.
>>
>> Theo Matthias
>>
>>
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