Next, the board members. The organization would be wise to directly approach a business leader in the community, someone with a charitable reputation who has the time and inclination to participate. Also, a business owner in the eyeglasses field would be perfect for a second board member. Group members can also be considered. Once the new three-member board has its first meeting, the articles of incorporation and bylaws can be worked out. The articles of incorporation are not difficult (viewing other nonprofits' articles can lead the way to preparing EP's articles), and bylaws can be paraphrased from other nonprofits' bylaws, and edited to specifically address EP's mission statement.

A nonprofit attorney must be brought into the meeting to review the bylaws, to help complete the tax-exempt status paperwork, and to oversee the preliminary steps that EP needs to take to become bona fide nonprofit. Once the articles of incorporation have been filed a press release should be sent to all media in the community, announcing a collection of used eyeglass to be held in a popular mall on a Saturday morning. A fun drawing is part of the event:...

Positive publicity can be generated for the nonprofit by having a local popular radio station broadcast live from the site in the mall where the eyeglasses are being collected.
Now, with a board, with eyeglasses to donate, and with controls for inventory and legal paperwork all signed and approved, Joy Beckett can be assured of better controls and not worry about someone stealing valuable designer frames.

Works Cited

Killam, Deborah. (2010) Organizational Structure: What's Right for Your Group? GroupWorks

Series / Cooperative Extension Publications. Retrieved June 17, 2011, from http://umaine.edu/publications/6108e.

Magloff, Lisa. (2009). The Typical Non-Profit Organizational Structure. Small Business.

Retrieved June 17, 2011, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/typical-non-profit-organizational-structure-4896.html.