- elaineschleiffer
5 tips for completing your 1023
5. Manage your document versions; you'll go through several and you'll need file names that help keep it all straight
4. Give yourself several weeks to create the application, but keep setting internal timelines to keep the process moving
3. Collect any earned media or external marketing and make sure it's an accurate representation of your organization
2. Align the story that you tell on your website, social media, and board member elevator pitches with the story you tell in the 1023
1. Ask someone else to do a final read-through before you send it to your lawyer or the IRS