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Developing Articles of Incorporation is the next step in filing with your state and getting your nonprofit established. Now, every state is different, and you can visit your State\u2019s nonprofit resources (link on www.grantwritingandfunding.com) to get a link for different state requirements. Sometimes states have very basic Articles of Incorporation to easily fill out in their own format, but for many you have to develop your own. For this podcast, we are going to give a basic outline of Articles of Incorporation.\n\nIf you would like to download a free copy of this, please visit https://grantwritingandfunding.podia.com/article-of-incorporation-template. \n\nWhy do you need Articles of Incorporation? \n1)\tArticles are required for starting a tax-exempt nonprofit organization.\n2)\tArticles will also give your nonprofit guidance in how it should operate. \n\nAs you will most likely have new board members come on from time to time it is good to have guidance for the structure of your nonprofit. \n\nArticles of Incorporation act like a constitution for your nonprofit.\n\nThey give the governing requirements.\n\nFor you grant writers, you may get asked to help start nonprofits. I know I get this request quite often, so it is good for me to have a Nonprofit toolkit and to have a template to work from!\n\nI am going to give a basic outline to formulate Articles of Incorporation for you nonprofit in the podcast. Now is your time and get to your computer to type up this outline or if you would rather a downloadable Word doc, please visit https://grantwritingandfunding.podia.com/article-of-incorporation-template to get your downloadable.\n\nARTICLE I\nName\n\nARTICLE II\nPurposes\n\nARTICLE III\nDuration\n\nARTICLE IV\nPrincipal Office\n\nARTICLE V\nInurement Clause\n\nARTICLE VI\nLimitation on Corporate Activities\n\nARTICLE VII\nLimitation of Political Activities\n\nARTICLE VIII\nLiability and Indemnity\n\nARTICLE IX\nRegistered Agent\n\nARTICLE X\nDirectors\n\nARTICLE XI\nCorporate Officers\n\nARTICLE XII\nMembership Requirements\n\nARTICLE XIII\nAmendments\n\nARTICLE XIV\nDissolution\n\nARTICLE XV\nIncorporators\n\nClick https://grantwritingandfunding.podia.com/article-of-incorporation-template to get the FULL, free template, weekly podcast updates and discounts!\n\nWarmly,\nHolly\n\n*****\nTo share your thoughts:\nSend Holly an email at holly@grantwritingandfunding.com\n\nTo help out the show:\n\nLeave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help, and I read all of them!\nSubscribe on iTunes or on YouTube.\n\nLooking for more? Follow us on Instagram @ grantwriting_funding