League Essentials

Visit the Clearinghouse!

Share Your Study! Find a Study! Looking for inspiration for program planning? Don’t want to reinvent the wheel for your study kit? Curious how other Leagues have approached a tough issue?

Visit http://clearinghouse.lwv.org/ to see League studies from across the country.

  • Leaders Update

    The LWVUS Leaders' Updates are sent out weekly to state and local presidents. These updates keep state and local Leagues informed about LWVUS actions, upcoming events, and opportunities. If a link in the updates has broken, please use the 'search' function to find that piece of information
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  • League Basics

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    League Basics contains essential policy and organizational information applicable to every local and state League. League Basics offers advice, guidelines and more detailed information to help leaders develop specific methods of operation to enable a League to accomplish its goals.
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  • Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation

    Here you will find the LWVUS Bylaws and the Certificate of Incorporation. This information is on the website and also available for download in PDF format. You can also access the Sample Bylaws for state and local Leagues. Sample Bylaws can also be downloaded in PDF format.
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  • Fiscal and Compliance FAQs

    As a League leader, you occasionally face questions about the rules that govern Leagues — what Leagues can do and what they can’t. We often receive similar questions at the national office.

    In order to shed light on the subject, we asked a lawyer specializing in nonprofits for detailed guidance. We combined the advice he gave us with information from IRS publications and other sources to produce a series of frequently asked questions and answers (FAQ). We are including those FAQs that relate most directly to the work of membership and leadership development here.  Please feel free to share this document with other members of your board, including your treasurer. 

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  • Information on Starting a League in Your Community

    If you are interested in forming a League in your community, you should contact your state League for more information. To start a League you must first be a member of the state League and operate a Unit in your area for a viable amount of time. Furthermore, there is a checklist here that lets you know what materials are needed to become a League.
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