Suzanne, I am sending you a copy of the filed Articles of Incorporation for the parent of Showgsd-l, a non-profit corporation. The By-Laws of the GSDCA, a non-profit corporation, are viewable on the www.gsdca.org site, and those of the AKC are at: http://www.akc.org/rules/charter_bylaws.cfm?page=1 and the AKC sample bylaws for a new all-breed club are at: http://www.akc.org/rules/bylaws_allbreed.cfm, and sample constitution is at: http://www.akc.org/rules/bylaws_performance.cfm?SEARCH_BUTTON.X=11\&SEARCH_B UTTON.Y=11&page=2 so you can see an example of these documents, but Bylaws are a very specific sort of document, so will need to be tailored to how the organization wants to be organized and run. If you want to discuss, give me a call. I'll email you my phone number. Regards, Margy Golant -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 11:18 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Attorney help..... Hi guys, I'm at work designing a volunteer program for the doggies of DeKalb. Does anyone out there have stock set of letters of incorporation/by-laws, etc. for a non-profit 501C3??? Need something in Word format to fit into the proposal..... How is this GSD related, one might ask?? Until this stupid thing is finished I can't GET off to GO to a dog show :c( -- Suzanne www.tsalishepherds.com Home of Ch Firedog, Ch Cookie, Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy, Ch Flash, and Lil' Miss Dancer!! Website updated 11/04 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================