Links to Resources for Equestrian Organizations

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Grow Your Club or Group
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• Yahoo Groups - The easiest free way for groups of people to communicate on the Internet.

• Coalition Building Article - An excellent article to check the health and structure of your organization, from Kentucky University's Community Toolbox.

• Attracting and Keeping Trail Volunteers - A great source of information from the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA)

• The Equestrian Land Conservation Resource
  By educating horse people and encouraging partnerships with conservationists and other user groups at the local level, the Equestrian Land Conservation Resource is mobilizing thousands of equestrians to work for land access and protection in their communities.

• Getting Organized - Creating an Equestrian Trails Organization

• Resources for forming and building Non-profit Organizations

  • The Foundation Center

  • The IRS - Charities and Non-Profits

  • "White Paper" by By B. Michael Young, MBA Candidate Forming a 501c(3), Tax-deductible non-profit corporation

  • Online Help Filling Out Your IRS 1023 Form

  • "Prepare Your Own 501(c)(3) Application" an ebook

  • Internet Nonprofit Center - Information for and about nonprofits

  • The Non-profit Resource Center

  • The Alliance for Nonprofit Management

  • The NRC (Nonprofit Resource Center)

  • www.form1023help.com

• Community Building Toolbox -National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program

• Blue Ribbon Consulting, LLC

  • Running Effective Meetings

  • Build Leadership Through Board Development

  • Running Seminars and Clinics

  • Volunteers

• ServiceLeader.org - Resources for Volunteer Managers

• Team Building Inc.com - Team Motivation

• Points of Light Foundation - Resources for Volunteer Organizations

Equestrian Support Organizations
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American Horse Council         Virginia Horse Council

Group Insurance & Business Services
**Listing of businesses here is not an endorsement by the NVCEO of any business entity.  This is simply a resource to help you identify service providers.**
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Group Insurance
Allen Financial Insurance Group
Markel Insurance Company
THE EMO AGENCY, Inc.
Equine Insurance Center
Equisure

Business Services
Internet Services
VirginiaEquestrian.com
SiteWhirks.com

Equine Attorneys
Nelson & Korth, PLC (Krysia Carmel Nelson)

Equine Business Advertising
NVCEO Commercial Member Directory
Virginia Horse Journal
Horse Talk Magazine

Trail Building & Maintenance Info
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• The Equestrian Land Conservation Resource
  By educating horse people and encouraging partnerships with conservationists and other user groups at the local level, the Equestrian Land Conservation Resource is mobilizing thousands of equestrians to work for land access and protection in their communities.

• The Recreational Trails Program of The Federal Highway Administration

•  IMBA - International Mountain Biking Association.  Although a biking association, IMBA is a great resource for trail building info and resources.  IMBA frequently partners with equestrian organizations.

  • Building Better Trails

  • Trail Building & Maintenance

  • Trail Building Schools

  • Advocacy and Club Organizing  -- Key tips for organizing on a local, regional and national level to protect trail access; tourism and economic development; sample documents/MOUs.  Most information here can also apply to equestrian organizations.

  • Land/Environmental Conservation

  • IMBA Suggestions for Trail Grants & Funding

  • Attracting and Keeping Trail Volunteers

   

• Trails & Greenways Yahoo Group

Your State & Local Government Representatives
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Northern Virginia Coalition of Equestrian Organizations, Inc.

P.O. Box 1971

Centreville, VA  20122-1971

Jeff Shoup, President, 703-754-4981

jeffshoup@comcast.net