Publications
Community Law Center has created publications on important topics for nonprofits in Baltimore City and statewide. Mostly available as PDF downloads.
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland
(9th ed., 2020)
$35
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Note: if you will attend an upcoming live HTS workshop, you do not need to purchase this handbook separately, as it will be included.
- Incorporating
- Boards & Bylaws
- Tax Exemption
- Nonprofit Filings and Compliance
Strengthening Baltimore’s Neighborhoods: A Legal Handbook
(2nd ed., 2018)
$15
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Or for a physical book mailed to you for $19 – please contact us.
- For community leaders
- Run effective meetings
- Update Bylaws
- Maintain corporate status
- Utilize laws designed to help neighborhoods
Guide to the Development Process in Baltimore City (2019)
Or for a physical book mailed to you for $19 – please contact us.
- For Community Associations
- Zoning, development, and the City’s Process
- Property ownership information
- Community coalitions
- Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs)
Legal Tools for Urban Agriculture in Baltimore City (2015)
- Ownership and permissions
- Access and Use Restrictions
- Structures and animals
- Licenses
- Produce Distribution
- Liabilities
Recorded Webinar
Purchase access to this recording of our primary workshop if you are unable to attend a live upcoming workshop. Cost: $40. The pdf of our How to Start… manual should also be purchased for $35.
(This is equivalent to our live workshop for $75 which also includes the manual.)
This workshop is required before organizations can be matched on a nonprofit start-up case with a Pro Bono attorney. However, please check our upcoming dates for live workshops (virtual or in-person) as that is highly recommended; this recorded webinar is only for those who really cannot attend the live ones.
Other recorded webinars for purchase
- 2026 Tax Time – Nonprofits filings that are due every year including Form 1, 990, and Charitable Solicitation Registration renewal ($30);
- 2026 Bar Bad Bars – on annual liquor license renewals and protesting a renewal ($30).
These are available for purchase by directly emailing a request for purchase to gro.walytinummoc@liam
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Free for Community Associations:
A Quick Tip Video:
Making Decisions Remotely
How do you function as an organization when you cannot get together as a group in person?
We explain remote Board decisions in under 4 minutes.
For a list of resources, visit our
Community Resources Page