Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide

Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide

by Peri Pakroo J.D.
Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide

Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide

by Peri Pakroo J.D.

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Overview

Build a great nonprofit

More people than ever are committing themselves to serving their communities and changing the world. Whether you’re aiming to protect the environment, support the arts, or help people in need, understanding how to set up a solid nonprofit organization is a great foundation for being as effective as you can be.

With practical advice, legal information, tips, and step-by-step instructions, this essential guide will help you get your nonprofit up and running—and keep it going! It explains how to:

  • develop a strategic plan and budget
  • recruit and manage board members, volunteers, and staff
  • market your organization to your target audience
  • raise money including traditional methods and crowdfunding
  • build a website, use social media strategically, and avoid copyright troubles
  • adopt policies that are legally sound
  • and much more

Whether you are dreaming of starting a nonprofit or are already in the trenches, Starting and Building a Nonprofit will help your organization make a real difference in the world. The fully updated ninth edition contains new material on developing and implementing meaningful diversity, equity, and inclusion policies within your organization. It also covers recent changes to the law, including new incentives for donors under the CARES Act.

With Downloadable Forms

Download and customize essential forms, including Contractor Work-for-Hire Agreement, Volunteer Assignment Agreement, and sample budget forms. (details inside).


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781413331516
Publisher: NOLO
Publication date: 02/27/2024
Edition description: Tenth Edition
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Peri Pakroo (www.peripakroo.com) is a business author and coach, specializing in creative and smart strategies for self-employment and small business. She has started, participated in, and consulted with start-up businesses for more than 20 years. She is the founder, publisher, and editor of Pyragraph (www.pyragraph.com), an online career magazine for artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, writers, and other creative workers worldwide. Peri received her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. She is the author of The Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit, The Small Business Start-Up Kit (national and California editions) and Starting & Building a Nonprofit (all from Nolo) and has been featured in numerous national publications including Entrepreneur, Real Simple, Investor's Business Daily, and BusinessWeek.

Table of Contents

Your Nonprofit Start-Up Companion 1. Naming and Structuring Your Nonprofit 2. Developing Your Strategic Plan 3. Developing Your Initial Budget 4. Your Board of Directors 5. Your Workforce: Staff and Volunteers 6. Fundraising 7. Risk Management and Insurance 8. Understanding Contracts and Agreements 9. Marketing Your Nonprofit 10. Publishing Informational Materials 11. Spreading the Word Online About Your Nonprofit 12. Managing Your Finances 13. Getting Professional Help Appendixes A How to Use the forms B State Charitable Solicitation Registration Offices C Checklists, Forms, and Budget Index

Interviews

I work with and am inspired by countless passionate people who work for causes beyond themselves. Quite often, their drive and motivation gets slowed down or stuck by lack of understanding some of the legal and organizational details of the nonprofit structure. I wrote this book to help free people to do their good work and allow their efforts to flourish.

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