Product Overview
Starting a nonprofit is one of the most exciting and gratifying adventures that youll 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!