How to Start & Maintain a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland Spring 2020 - Online Edition

Understand the legal and practical considerations of running a nonprofit. This is an online video series. Sign up by May 31, 2020, and you will have 30 days to access the workshop and view it as many times as you wish in that timeframe. Course instructor Shana Roth-Gormley is available to answer your questions by email. The $75 price of the workshop includes a copy of the How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland manual mailed to you. Manuals are mailed out twice a month.

Who should register?

• Community leaders who are currently members of – or plan to start – a small nonprofit organization
• Any organization seeking legal assistance through Community Law Center with an issue related to organizational formation, attendance at the workshop is required before the organization will be assigned an attorney through Community Law Center.

What will be covered?

• Starting a nonprofit organization
• Maintaining your organization’s legal status
• Writing and revising articles of incorporation and bylaws; applying for 501(c)(3) tax exempt status

Cost to attend the workshop

The cost for one person to attend the workshop is $75 including a copy of the How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland manual. Each attendee must register and pay the fee. 

The more the merrier! If someone from your organization has already paid the full price for the same workshop, additional attendees from the same organization may sign up for a discounted rate! After the first person has registered, you will receive a promo code in your email confirmation which will allow you to to register additional persons from the organization for $35 each if they want to attend the workshop without their own copy of the book.

Accessing the workshop: Registration will include a link and a password to access the workshop.

Cancellations and Refunds

No requests for refunds will be granted for the recorded workshop. If you, or your designee, do not attend the workshop you signed up for, the fee is non-refundable.

Special note for attorneys who wish to provide free legal services to nonprofits

Attorneys interested in representing nonprofits in obtaining 501(c)(3) status should consider joining Community Law Center’s Pro Bono Program by registering as a volunteer attorney. For more information about our Pro Bono Program, please click here.