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While there are other nonprofit-focused books on the shelves, all are dedicated to the management and sustainability, giving little to no focus on how to start a nonprofit-this book fills the void. Led by the experts at
Entrepreneur, mission-driven entrepreneurs gain everything they need to know to start and run their own nonprofit organization.
List of contents
Table of Contents
1. Saving the World: Being True to a Mission
2. Before Opening Your Door
3. Board of Directors
4. Finances
5. The Executive Director
6. Staff
7. Volunteers
8. Equipping Your Nonprofit
9. Development
10. Master of Your Domain
11. Socially Acceptable
12. Sustainability and Growth
About the author
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Summary
FOLLOW YOUR PASSION
Serving missions rather than profits, the nonprofit sector employs 11 million people, making it the third largest industry in the United States, and often provides our communities’ most fundamental services.
Whether your mission is to save puppies, feed children, or preserve history,
Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization equips you with the tools you need to start, run and grow your organization. This guide provides mission-driven entrepreneurs like you with the latest industry research and pairs it with advice from real-world nonprofit leaders to teach you how to:
- Determine if your business idea is nonprofit or for-profit
- Manage the day-to-day operations and onboard key staff and volunteers that help you achieve goals
- Write a business plan, mission statement, and grant proposals that gain funding and help grow the organization
- Manage your finances to the satisfaction of the IRS
- Integrate the latest technology, apps, and social media strategy to aid in volunteer tracking, donation facilitation, and audience outreach
Plus, gain insight and hard-won lessons from nonprofits like the Susan B. Komen Foundation, Prosperity Indiana, the Melanoma International Foundation, and the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits
No matter what kind of nonprofit you want to start, this guide will turn your hope for change into help for a deserving community—starting now!
