You'll need to file paperwork with your jurisdiction to become a nonprofit corporation. In the U.S., you should file articles of incorporation. Your state's Secretary of State website should have “fill in the blank” forms you can use. Find the correct website at https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/state-nonprofit-incorporation-forms-and-information.  Your articles will require basic information about your corporation, e.g., your name, principal place of business, and a registered agent who can accept legal papers.  Submit your articles to the address provided along with your fee. Each jurisdiction sets its own fees, but plan on spending a couple hundred dollars. . Your bylaws are your nonprofit's operating manual. You probably don't need to file them with your jurisdiction, but you should keep them at your principal place of business. Nonprofit bylaws should contain the following:  Basic information, such as your corporate name and the location of your principal office. A description of your business purpose. An explanation of how you are dedicating your nonprofit's assets. For example, if you dissolve, you will probably give your assets to another nonprofit. The number of directors, as well as their qualifications and duties. The number of officers, including information about how they will be elected, their duties, and compensation. A well-developed conflict of interest policy, which is meant to protect your nonprofit from being taken advantage of by directors, officers, and other insiders. Contact your city or county government to get the applicable business license. Generally, you'll need to provide your name, contact information, tax ID number, and number of employees. You usually must pay a fee. Even though you're a nonprofit, you'll still need a tax ID. In the U.S., you should get your Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) from the IRS. You can get it online: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online. U.S. nonprofits should download the application from the IRS website: Form 1023, Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(c)(3). If you're a smaller nonprofit, check whether you can file Form 1023-EZ.  You'll need to provide financial information. If you're a new nonprofit, you must provide financial data for every year you've been in existence and estimates for future years. You may need an accountant to help you. You should file for tax-exempt status within 27 months of filing your articles of incorporation. If you do, your tax-exempt status is retroactive to the date you filed your articles.  Once you are approved, you'll receive a determination letter. Hold onto this, since you will probably need to show it to many people. In the U.S., you might also need tax-exempt status from your state. Contact your state's tax agency. Generally, you'll need to complete an application and submit a copy of your federal determination letter.
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One-sentence summary -- Incorporate. Draft bylaws Get a business license. Obtain a tax ID. Apply for federal tax-exempt status. Apply for state tax-exempt status.


Seeing all of the data that you need to alphabetize will help make the process go quickly and smoothly.  If you’re organizing data on a computer, it may help to create a new file or folder for alphabetizing to avoid confusion. If you’re alphabetizing objects, such as records or books, remove them from their current placement so that you can more easily see the names Avoid clutter and confusion by creating a clear area where your data or objects will go as you alphabetize them.
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One-sentence summary -- Place your information or objects in an easily visible location. Create an open and accessible space to place your information or objects for alphabetizing. Decide if you wish to place your objects or data in alphabetical order by name, title or another system.


You must report any wages you earned to unemployment for the week that you earned them, not the week you receive them. If you just started a new job and haven't received a paycheck yet, you still have earnings to report. Record the number of hours you work each day. Pay attention to the dates covered on your unemployment claim certification. Only report the hours you worked on those days, regardless of the "work week" your employer uses. For the purposes of unemployment benefits, you need your earnings before taxes and any payroll deductions, such as for health insurance. This is different from the amount on your paycheck. If you haven't received a paycheck yet, you can get your gross earnings from your employer. You can also figure them up by multiplying the number of hours you worked by your hourly rate. Use the full legal name of your employer. If you got work through a temporary agency, include the name and address of the agency as well as the company where you were assigned. You'll likely have to state whether you anticipate you'll be working for that employer next week. If you won't be working for that employer next week, you typically must provide a reason. When you file your weekly compensation certification, let the unemployment office know whether you want them to withhold federal income tax from your unemployment benefits. If you choose not to have taxes withheld, you may end up having to pay taxes at the end of the year.
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One-sentence summary -- Keep records of your hours worked. Compute your gross earnings. List the name and address of your employer. Choose whether to have federal income tax withheld.


Make sure your computer is near a wall cable socket.  Most modem's don't have an On/Off switch. Plugging and unplugging them is how you turn them on and off.  When the DSL modem is turned on, it has to go through a boot up process. You can tell this process is done when most of the lights have turned on and stopped blinking. There's usually one light that will keep blinking. It usually takes about 30-60 seconds for a modem to finish turning on. If you've purchased a new modem, you'll need to call your DSL ISP associate your modem with your ISP account username and password. If you don't know what these are, you'll need to call your ISP to get them. Open a web browser. In the address field, type the modem's IP address. It's often printed on the modem itself. If not, it will be in the modem's manual. Common modem IP addresses are 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1. Click here for a list of modem specific IP addresses. Once you've connected to the modem's administrative screen, look for PPPoE. Enter your DSL account username and password into the PPPoE fields. The username is usually an email address. If you don't know your account username and password, contact your DSL ISP. When the setup is complete, save the settings. The internet light on your modem should turn green to indicate that you are online. Open a web browser and go to a website that you haven't been to before. If you go to a website you've been to recently, your browser may load it from its memory. If the website loaded, then you're connected to the internet. If not, complete the rest of the steps. Searching for something using a search engine is a good way to do this.
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Plug the DSL modem into your computer. Plug the DSL modem into the wall cable socket. Plug in the DSL modem's power cord. Log in to the modem's administrative screen. Enter your DSL account username and password. Save your settings. Test your internet connection.