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going non-profit, Welcome to this web site.

Everybody in business should have an Accountant and a Lawyer.

Good question for the Lawyer.
Good luck

going non-profit, Where are you located??

I am NOT a Lawyer, but understand that some lawyers do pro bono (no charge) work.

Maybe you should look into it.

While the consultation of legal is always good to have don't let that stop you from filing everything yourself and while you might have some filing fees, they will be a pittance to what a lawyer is going to charge you.

http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-501c3-Nonp
rofit-Organization

A Non-profit is a status. If you already have a company getting it in the 501 category is not the most efficient, but can be done like anything else governmental, in paperwork.

You should also work on your networking skills and attend local and regional meetups for small businesses or other non-profits you might want to work with. Seeking help from your local community can garner a lot of support, good will, connections, and usually volunteers. Use that power to help push you through your needs.

Unless you are doing the exact same thing as the prior non-profit, buying a non-profit and gutting it, rebuilding your own idea inside it to retain status will not be a good thing in the eyes of the government. When you fill out 8 pages of the possible 30 when going non-profit you are explaining why your company should deserve such a status. By going in and changing a company dramatically that status cannot stand where it once did. Again if you go in and pick up a per-say humane Dog club, and you wanted to make a humane Dog club too then you are probably right on target.

My point was as someone who has been also looking at going non-profit for a club I run, working 2 jobs, and trying to manage it all fiscally, it can be done by yourself with only filing fees and no one online. It just takes a little bit of time and you could achieve this within a few months.