1. Attorney's role during formation and operation -- 2. Choice of entity considerations -- 3. Planning for, obtaining, and maintaining tax-exempt status -- 4. Donor funds, private foundations, and supporting organizations -- 5. Forming the corporation and beginning operations -- 6. Articles of incorporation -- 7. Bylaws -- 8. Sales and use taxes -- 9. Directors and officers -- 10. Members and other interested persons -- 11. Property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations -- 12. Required tax fillings, recordkeeping, reporting, and rights of inspection -- 13. Nonprofit operations -- 14. Regulation of fundraising -- 15. Charitable giving -- 16. Management of charitable funds -- 17. Taxation of investment and business activities of tax-exept corporations -- 18. Tax-exempt financing for nonprofit corporations -- 19. Legislative and political activities -- 20. Corporate changes -- 21. Financial accounting for nonprofits.