Chapter 2
Understanding What It Takes to Start a Nonprofit
IN THIS CHAPTER
Weighing the benefits and drawbacks of starting a nonprofit
Starting your nonprofit the right way
Embracing the understanding of nonprofit ownership
Surveying the different types of nonprofit organizations
Knowing the difference between nonprofit and for-profit corporations
Enlisting a fiscal sponsor to help you provide a service or complete a project
Maybe you’ve been thinking for years about starting a nonprofit organization, or maybe an idea to solve a social problem or provide a needed service has just popped into your head. It might be time to make your idea a reality. But before you file the incorporation papers, you need to consider the positive and not-so-positive factors that can make or break your new organization. As with opening any business, starting and managing a nonprofit organization isn’t ...
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