Starting a nonprofit is one of the most exciting and gratifying adventures that you'll ever partake in, especially when you seal the deal on your first grant. But like all adventures, running a nonprofit organization is a real challenge.
Nonprofit Kit for Dummies, Second Edition shows you the fun-and-easy way to get your nonprofit up-and-running. It contains savvy advice from the experts on everything from incorporating and managing your nonprofit to unbeatable tactics for raising money and managing public relations. This hands-on, no-nonsense guide is packed with tons of useful information that will give you everything you need to:
Plan your nonprofit for the community
Write a buy-in guaranteed mission statement
Incorporate and apply tax exemption
Build your board of directors with the right people
Design a volunteer program
Have a paid staff run your nonprofit
Create budgets and financial reports
Craft the perfect fundraising plan
Write a great grant proposal
Raise money from individuals
Included in this must-have resource is a bonus CD-ROM that contains sample grant proposals, over a dozen budget and cash flow projections, multiple fundraising plans to choose from, and a list of indispensable Web resources to keep your nonprofit on track. Nonprofit Kit for Dummies, Second Edition is the ultimate nuts-and-bolts guide to getting your nonprofit off the ground and giving back to your community!
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Develop a system a dummy could use...:
For months I was learning how to start a non-profit through alot of second-hand sources and word of mouth. Hours online and months of hairpulling later, someone recommended this book and within 2 weeks all my ducks were in a row and now I'm waiting on them instead of myself.
Decent introductory guide:
While I wish the book covered more specifics, it does offer a helpful broad-based introduction to the main aspects of fundraising. I would recommend this book especially to small community-based nonprofit volunteers and board members who want to gain "the big picture" and research the particulars (e.g., state-wide tax laws) elsewhere.
A Comprehensive Look at Starting a Non-Profit:
I wanted to start a small not-for-profit to raise money for cancer research. But where to start? May I suggest this book? First of all, this isn't a book for the already established, huge foundation. It's for someone (like me) who not only knows nothing about the subject, but doesn't even know where to begin. The book covers the subject from getting started, incorporating the non-profit, writing a mission statement, applying to the IRS for tax-exempt status (hugely important!), and finding the... more info
Not helpful at all:
As an attorney, I read a lot of publications about creating nonprofits -- here's what you need to know about this book:
1) No clear instructions on how to incorporate or how to fill out (very complicated) IRS forms necessary to obtain tax exempt status.
2) Covers a lot of topics only lightly, skipping important details.
3) No detailed info on state laws, which is extremely important to every nonprofit corporation.
If you really don't want to visit an attorney, Nolo's book "How to Form a Nonprofit... more info
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