Starting & building a nonprofit : a practical guide

Summary: With practical advice, legal information, tips, and step-by-step instruction, this guide will help you get your nonprofit up and running. It explains how to: develop a strategic plan and budget; recruit and manage board members, volunteers, and staff; market your organization to your target audience; raise money including traditional methods and crowdfunding; build a website, use social media strategically, and avoid copyright troubles; adopt policies that are legally sound; and more.

Record details

ISBN: 9781413325997
ISBN: 1413325998
Physical Description: print
274 pages ; 28 cm
Edition: 8th Edition.
Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Nolo, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Revised edition of the author's Starting & building a nonprofit, [2017].

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Naming and structuring your nonprofit -- Developing your strategic plan -- Developing your initial budget -- Your board of directors -- Your workforce: staff and volunteers -- Fundraising -- Risk management and insurance -- Understanding contracts and agreements -- Marketing your nonprofit -- Publishing informational materials -- Spreading the word online about your nonprofit -- Managing your finances -- Hiring lawyers, accountants, and other professional help -- List of forms available on the nolo website -- Index.