Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Pakroo J.D., Peri H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413309410 ISBN 13: 9781413309416

Publisher: NOLO, 2009

Synopsis

If you're ready to save the world, here's the book you need.

Rescue a school library. Preserve an endangered species. Support the arts. Whatever it is you want to do to give back to your community, Starting & Building a Nonprofitprovides the kick start you need.

Filled with user-friendly information, practical advice and step-by-step instructions, this book is your guide through the process of getting your nonprofit up and running. It explains how to:

pick the perfect name for your organization

structure a nonprofit to achieve your goals

choose a federal tax-exempt status

create a mission statement

develop a strategic plan and initial budget

launch a successful fundraising plan

recruit and manage board members and volunteers

hire and train staff

obtain necessary insurance

market your organization

and much more

Starting & Building a Nonprofit goes beyond paperwork -- it addresses the big picture, showing you how to create a solvent, efficient organization that will make a real difference. All the forms you'll need are included as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.

And the newly updated 3rd edition has a brand new chapter on building a website for your nonprofit, along with essential new details on getting the word out and marketing your nonprofit.

About this title

Book Description

Starting & Building a Nonprofit explains in detail how to start a nonprofit that has staying power and can continue doing its good work even if the founders move on. It is written for people who are passionate about a cause, but may not know the first thing about the legal structure of nonprofits or how to manage them. It explains from A to Z how to structure and manage a nonprofit so that it will be sustainable and effective in pursuing its mission.

About the Author

Peri Pakroo is a business and communications consultant, specializing in legal and start-up issues for businesses and nonprofits. She has started, participated in, and consulted with start-up businesses for 20 years. She owns and runs P-Brain Media (www.pbrainmedia.com), a strategic consulting and communications firm that develops information-rich media for web, print, video and other formats. 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 and Building a Nonprofit ( all from Nolo), and has been featured in numerous national publications including Entrepreneur, Real Simple, Investors Business Daily, and BusinessWeek. She is active in supporting local, independent businesses and is a co-founder of the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance. Visit Peri's blog at www.peripakroo.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: NOLO
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1413309410
• ISBN 13: 9781413309416
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 310