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Step-by-step guide
Contact
Getting started
Determining your vision and goals
Create a project charter
Finding a conductor
Recruiting musicians
Finding rehearsal and performance space
Scheduling rehearsals and concerts
Designing and electing your board of directors
Bureaucratic stuff
Getting an EIN
Incorporating as a business at the state level
Writing bylaws
Obtaining nonprofit status
Filling out the nonprofit application (IRS Form 1023)
Annual state and federal filing requirements
Liability insurance
Performance licensing
Financial stuff
Starting a bank account
Creating a budget
Easy fundraising programs
Helpful technology
Creating a website
Getting a phone number
Why your orchestra should have a Google account
Managing and sharing documents
Miscellaneous
Acquiring sheet music
Auditions and audition policies
Personnel management
Your attendance policy
Your musicianship policy
Special players and ringers
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