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Approaches to the History of Nonprofits Approaches to documenting and understanding the history of nonprofits in the US by two well-known scholars.
Key Texts for Understanding Nonprofits Compiled from an email discussion of the topic.
How has the federal law governing nonprofit organizations developed? Bruce Hopkins, an attorney and author who specializes in nonprofit law, provided a summary to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means for an April 20, 2005, hearing.
A Classified List of Key Texts Prepared by a former student at the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy.
Is there a difference between 'nonprofit' and 'not-for-profit'? Both terms are frequently used and frequently seen. There is no firmly established distinction, though some people have strong preferences between them.

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