Hi!
In support of Ella's comments, I also urge you to get help on completing the paperwork to create a nonprofit.
The information required for filing such can be daunting, as you probably already know, but you want to be sure to be complete and thorough the first time you submit. 

Someone who can write well, and has prior knowledge of the contents and questions of the forms would be a great help to you in completing the required information.

Good luck to you, I think it is an exciting venture!

Jill Hoffman, Ph.D. — Acting Director
Helen DeVitt Jones Curator of Education
and
Faculty, Graduate Museum Science Program,
Museum of Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
806-742-2432
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Question on Friends Organizations

Hello,
I'm with a small museum that has just opened up in April.  Right now we are funded by the local Tourism Council but we would like to expand our funding sources to beyond that.  I know that other museums and libraries use a "friends of..." organization that basically acts as the fundraising arm.  What do I need to do to get one started, without having it as a separate entity?  I realize the question is vague, but I'm not even sure where to start to ask more specific questions.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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