registering a name for a new non profit organization
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Well, if you want to just be a non-profit you could just exist, or incorporate in your state. However, if you want to become a tax-exempt organization, you'll first need to get an employer identification number, which you can do online at irs.gov. Then you'll need to apply for federal tax exempt status (Form 1023). Read IRS Pub 557 for more information. After you get federal tax exempt status, getting state is usually pretty easy, but I believe that process varies from state to state.
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You need to go to the state revenue office and get your state license. That means you need to have a name for your business. It can even be your own name (i.e. -  John's Contracting). The revenue department usually has tons of literature on business set-up, etc. Then head to the Small Business Administration and see what they can do for you. None of this is very costly.
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You need to set up a Not-for-profit company on the state level.  Start with your states website.  Something like www.state.(two letter abbreviation of state).gov.\n\nYou can use any bank...use one you like.
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Check out the Small Business Administration web site -- they're a great resource for the small business owner. I listed a couple of other handy links as well.\n\nTry reading up on the subject -- check out Amazon, your local bookstore or library. \n\nPrior to investing your time, money & effort into a business name, it is strongly advised that comprehensive research be conducted to ensure that the name you're interested in is truly available. \n\nThis entails searching the pending & registered Federal and State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files. Then, if clear, you can decide if you would like to file for a Federal or a State trademark. \n\nResearch is needed to make sure your trade name is legally available, before opening, before expansion, before incorporation or before designing your logo. Similarities in sound, appearance and meaning affect you too!\n\nThere are 16+ million trade names in use in the United States. Similar names matter, if close in sound, appearance or meaning. Similar names in related classes, distribution channels and customer matter too. You are affected by Common Law use (14 million), State Trademarks (500,000) and Federal Trademarks (2 million).
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Hi!\nTry the website:\n\nhttp://www.legalforms.name/\n\nThey are free and there are tons of different legal forms.
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I think you suggested a good name without realizing it: Focus On Minorities.  You could use the initials F.O.M. for your logo and company letterhead.
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1. Click Start, and then click Run. \n2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. \n3. Locate the following registry key:\nHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#92;SOFTWARE&#92;Microsoft&#92;Windows NT&#92;CurrentVersion \n4. To change the company name, do the following: \n\nIn the right pane, double-click RegisteredOrganization. Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK. \n5. To change the name of the registered owner, do the following: \n\nIn the right pane, double-click RegisteredOwner. Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK. \n6. Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.
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Sounds like a great organization.\n\nYou may need a lawyer to help your group become a nonprofit.
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Find some help on how to kick start a new NGO (Non Government Organization) charity of your own in India!:\nhttp://members.rediff.com/15aug1947/welcome.html\n\nFor more resources check these search lists:\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?p=start+a+charity+%2B+India&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=ytff1-&x=wrt\nhttp://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=ytff1-&p=start%20a%20charity%20%2B%20India&ei=UTF-8
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Use the current name of the company.
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go to www.namechangelaw.com  and choose your state,  it will explain it from there
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Register for welfare?
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I suggest you check out Foundation Center to help you gain ideas on how to properly establish your non profit organization\nhttp://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/index.html\n\nThe Michigan Nonprofit Association has a great "How to Start a Nonprofit" report that you can view or download. They also have a lot of resources from grant listings to others that can help you in your goal of starting a non profit organization\n\nhttp://www.mnaonline.org/starting.asp\n\nYour best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.\n\nThe best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.\n\nIf you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. \n\nCFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show\n\n\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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AT LEAST have a copy or powerpoint of your mission statement and goals for the next 5 years.  Unless your first meeting is an "I'm so excited lets just get together and brainstorm because I'd like input before I finish the by-laws"  But I would say you'd look incomplete without having them done.
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just register with local societies registrar with proper bye law
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The official website of the state of TN has a guide for filing a non profit organization http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/forms/fg-np.pdf . You can find all the forms for filing non profits here http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/bus_svc/forms.htm#nonprofit\n\nI have found a website that compiles various resources on starting a non profit. I especially like the Minnesota Council of NonProfits because the site gives information on governance, developing strategic alliances, fund raising and other ingredients of successfully running a non profit. \n\nhttp://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znpbib.htm\n\nAs for funding your non profit, I suggest you check out Foundation Center to help you gain ideas on how to properly establish your organization and get support from private foundations. They have the most extensive database of private donors, and they publish a magazine that can be very helpful to your new non profit.\n\nhttp://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/index.html\n\nI was previously involved in the setup of a non profit, and we were able to get a pro-bono lawyer who set up everything for us, including getting the 501c3 tax status. Contact other non profits in your area and check if there are lawyers willing to work for free to get you started. \n\nFor detailed information on how to start a non profit, I suggest you read the following books:\n\n- Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization -- by Joan M. Hummel\n- Starting and Running a Non-Profit Made Easy by Entrepreneur Press, David H. Bangs\n- Starting & Building A Nonprofit: A Practical Guide by Peri Pakroo
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What you did was so great. It's nice to hear of these very positive stories.\n\nI have found a website that compiles various resources on starting a non profit. I especially like the Minnesota Council of NonProfits because the site gives information on governance, developing strategic alliances, fund raising and other ingredients of successfully running a non profit. \n\nhttp://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znpbib.htm\n\nAs for funding your non profit, I suggest you check out Foundation Center to help you gain ideas on how to properly establish your organization and get support from private foundations. They have the most extensive database of private donors, and they publish a magazine that can be very helpful to your new non profit.\n\nhttp://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/index.html\n\nI was previously involved in the setup of a non profit, and we were able to get a pro-bono lawyer who set up everything for us, including getting the 501c3 tax status. Contact other non profits in your area and check if there are lawyers willing to work for free to get you started. \n\nNon profits are just like any business - you need to get the word out in order to get the needed funding to help support your activities. Here are some tips to help you market your non profit:\n\n1. Determine your your target audiences: who are the groups and audiences that your non profit wants to reach. Remember that one target group may respond differently to a marketing message as another group so make sure that each strategy is tailor made for each audience.\n\n2. Develop a communications strategy, creating timelines for marketing efforts such as newsletters, press releases, special events, and others.\n\n3. Develop a visual image. Prepare your logo and other branding tools - and use them consistently across various mediums. Make sure that you repeat your branding messages, slogans in everything you make from brochures to newsletters.\n\n4. Employ multiple communications tactics: Nonprofit organizations often target several audiences, which may respond to different approaches. Various communications campaigns can help establish and maintain a more widespread positive image.\n\n5. Select and use appropriate media: Plan to use a combination of approaches best suited to reaching your targeted audiences and that make best use of your financial resources. Include a variety of methods including phone calls, letters, e-mail, newsletters, PSAs, press releases, and editorials.\n\nFor detailed information on how to start a non profit, I suggest you read the following books:\n\n- Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization -- by Joan M. Hummel\n- Starting and Running a Non-Profit Made Easy by Entrepreneur Press, David H. Bangs\n- Starting & Building A Nonprofit: A Practical Guide by Peri Pakroo