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Helping you successfully start a nonprofit organization the right way or strengthening the governing, financial, and capacity-building framework of your existing nonprofit organization!
Ready to do some good? Ready to give back to the community? You better be! Because in Nonprofit Kit For Dummies you'll find the tools and strategies you need to organize and shift your nonprofit into high gear. Buckle up and hit the gas as you master the latest techniques in nonprofit startup, recruiting the right board members, identifying collaborative stakeholders, grant writing, online fundraising, and marketing. You'll learn to improve your management practices, raise more money, give more effectively, and plan more creatively.
This book's supplementary online resources include expertly written organization plans, financial procedure outlines and guides, and event planning tools you can implement immediately to help your nonprofit help more people. It also walks you through how to:
Find up-to-date info on the latest web-based campaign tools, like Kickstarter, Kiva, and others
Use templates, checklists, and plans to organize your nonprofit's finances, employee relations, and legal structure
Survive and thrive during challenging times, like those caused by pandemics and natural disasters
Starting and running a nonprofit organization takes heart, courage, and know-how. You've got the first two taken care of. Let Nonprofit Kit For Dummies help you with the knowledge as you lift your nonprofit to new heights.
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Dr. Beverly A. Browning is the author of 43 grant-related publications and six editions of Grant Writing For Dummies. She has raised over $750 million in awards for her clients.
Stan Hutton is Program Consultant for the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation. Frances N. Phillips teaches grant writing at San Francisco State University.
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Your guide to a successful nonprofit
Ready to do some good? We hope so, because Nonprofit Kit For Dummies fills your 501(c)(3) toolbox with the tips, strategies, and techniques you need to get the most out of your public charity. From management practices to tax exemptions, fundraising tactics, and grant proposals, this straightforward, hands-on guide provides insight and practical advice for nonprofit founders, directors, managers, and volunteers. Take advantage of more than 100 online samples and forms to help your charitable organization thrive! Inside
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Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Getting Familiar with the Nonprofit Framework 5
Chapter 1: Journeying into the World of Nonprofit Organizations 7
What is a Nonprofit Organization? 8
Comparing for-profits to nonprofits 9
Introducing the coveted 501(c)(3) status for nonprofits 9
Knowing Your Mission Before Entering the Nonprofit World 11
Setting up a nonprofit 11
Making plans and being flexible 12
Embracing and Sharing Your Inspiration 13
Finding the Resources to Do the Job 14
Who is giving to nonprofit organizations? 15
Supporting your mission with fundraising 15
Chapter 2: Understanding What It Takes to Start a Nonprofit 17
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Starting a Nonprofit 18
Doing Your Homework First 19
Analyzing the competition 20
Identifying the right people to help you 20
Figuring out how you'll survive financially 21
Acknowledging the reality of what's ahead 22
Planning, plotting, and projecting 23
Understanding Nonprofit Ownership 24
Benefiting the public for the greater good 24
Being accountable and transparent 25
Looking at the Many Varieties of Nonprofits 26
Identifying nonprofits by their numbers 27
Adding rules and regulations to add to your file 28
Comparing Nonprofits and For-Profits 31
How they're alike 31
How they differ 32
Using a Fiscal Sponsor: An Alternative Approach 34
Examining common details of a fiscal sponsorship relationship 35
Finding a fiscal sponsor 36
Chapter 3: Prioritizing Building Your Board of Directors 37
Appreciating the Duties of a Nonprofit Board of Directors 38
Primary role: Preserving public trust 39
Secondary role: Dealing with planning, hiring, and other board tasks 41
Sharing responsibilities among the board, staff, and volunteers 42
Recruiting the Right People for Your Board 43
Incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion in the board's composition 44
Keeping it fresh: Terms of service 46
Big boards or little boards 47
Choosing officers and committees 48
Introducing new and prospective members to the board and the organization 50
Putting Staff Members on Your Board 51
Using Your Board to Full Capacity 52
Encouraging commitment from board members 52
Holding effective board meetings 53
Chapter 4: Creating Your Mission Statement and Vision Statement 57
Honing Your Mission Statement 58
Keeping your mission statement short and sweet 60
Stating your mission the goal for services 60
Specifying who will be served by the nonprofit 61
Explaining how you'll accomplish your mission 61
Incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into your mission statement 62
Imagining Your Future with a Vision Statement 63
Capturing your vision statement 63
Asking Where are we going? and Why? 65
Inviting Stakeholders to the Planning Table 66
Encouraging and embracing stakeholder input 67
Working together to finalize your statements 68
Living by Your Mission and Staying Fixed on the Vision 69
Chapter 5: Incorporating and Applying for Tax- Exemption Status 71
Creating a New Entity: The Nonprofit Corporation 72
Following your state's or territory's laws 73
Understanding the required governing documents 73
Deciding whether to have members in your corporation 74
Finding the best name 75
Writing the Articles of Incorporation 76
Crafting a heading 76 Article I 76</p>...