Nonprofit Kit for Dummies - Beverly A Browning

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Résumé :

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 member...

Biographie:
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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....