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How to Start, Run & Grow a Successful Nonprofit Organization: DIY Startup Guide to 501 C(3) Nonprofit Charitable Organization for All 50 States & DC

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How to Start, Run & Grow a Successful Nonprofit Organization: DIY Startup Guide to 501 C(3) Nonprofit Charitable Organization for All 50 States & DC

By: Aaron Sanders
Narrated by: Bode Brooks
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How to Start, Run & Grow a Successful Nonprofit Organization: DIY Startup Guide to 501 C(3) Nonprofit Charitable Organization for All 50 States & DC

This is one of the most comprehensive guides you will find on how to start, run and grow a 501© nonprofit organization. I worked 23 years as a consultant for many small to medium size nonprofit organizations. My primary job was to show them the actual step-by-step process on how to open such charitable organizations properly and legally.

Many nonprofit organizations run into various legal and tax problems if and when they don’t take the right steps when opening and filling their paperwork with their state and Federal government. It is not rocket science, but there are few minor details that you have to know and follow to avoid significant setbacks and issues in the future.

In this guide, I cover the basics of starting a nonprofit organization (NPO). I show you a detailed step-by-step process of fulfilling each and every requirement by your state and the federal government. I also added provisions for all 50 US states and for the District of Columbia.

Please look through the table of contents before hitting the “Buy” Button to make sure I covered the information you are looking for.

At a glance, this is what I covered in this guide:

  • What is a nonprofit
  • Types of nonprofit entities
  • Why you should start a nonprofit
  • For-profit vs. nonprofit
  • Advantages & disadvantages of starting a nonprofit
  • The startup checklist
  • Establishing the bylaws
  • How to develop a conflict of interest policy
  • Filing articles of incorporation
  • Legal requirements
  • How to actually become tax exempt
  • Building the staff
  • Nonprofit governance
  • Officers/board of directors
  • CEO & executive directors
  • Staff and volunteers
  • Classifying employees
  • How to recruit volunteers
  • How to pay your employees
  • Fundraising basics
  • Fundraising compliance
  • Online fundraising
  • Registration requirements, applications, exemptions, and renewal
  • Professional fundraising
  • Co-venture and cause Marketing
  • Charitable gaming licensing and permits
  • How to host gaming events
  • Renewing gaming license
  • Charitable gift annuity registration requirements by state
  • Ongoing compliance

Appendix - 1

  • Filing requirements for all 50 states & DC

Appendix - 2

  • List of required governance for all 50 states & DC

Appendix - 3

  • Tax exemptions by state for all 50 states & DC

Thank you!

©2018 Sabina Khatoon (P)2018 Sabina Khatoon
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I loved the informative arranging of the information and the easy to understand composition. Wonderfully written and read!

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Great listen. Helped me to rethink and redirect my goals pertaining to my non profit organization. Thank you.

Fantastic

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This book is affordable and has all the basic information you need. I have been dreaming of starting my own non profit for animal rescue for years and years and I am finally taking the first steps. This book outlines everything from start and even discuses common fundraising practices

Very informative

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Didn’t like the amount of time it took to get through the last part of the recording.

Knowledgeable reader

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Good and hopeful compare to others which discorage you to go for a NFPO it needs More details in some parts for a do it your self. The book at least encorege me to Keep going others scare you and tells you to get the ir courses or consultation. It can get better to Be great. The part which no one helps is in the needed nearly perfecto articles of incorporation and the needed perfecto bylaws. Can some one explain better and what exactly have to be there and what not. For DIYselfers.

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