Starting a new nonprofit organization can be fulfilling experience as you work to address pressing issues affecting your community. We know that there are many questions in the formation stages of a ...
What is a booster club? How can our organization start one?
What is a booster club? A booster club is an organization that is formed to support an associated club, sports team, or organization. The booster club can support this through raising funds or ...
Mollie Cullinane interviewed on NPR: Morning Edition about New Philanthropy + Use of LLC
An LLC? It Gives Facebook Founder More Freedom To Meet Philanthropic Goals. Story by Chris Arnold. Morning Edition: NPR 12/3/2015 Complete transcript of story re-printed here. Facebook founder ...
Rules of the Game: Professional Athlete’s Foundations
With high levels of scrutiny in top athlete's foundations, charities must be structured and managed correctly. "I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world...I ...
Are you doing what you say you will? Check & review your Nonprofit Mission Statement & Activities
Nonprofit mission statements define a nonprofit organization; they state what your organization does and whom it serves. [If writing your first mission statement, you may want to ready: Ready to ...
Nonprofit Q+A: What is a registered agent?
Each nonprofit must have a registered agent...but what is a "registered agent" and what does that person do? In United States business law, a registered agent is a business or individual who is ...
Ready to write a nonprofit mission statement? Let’s get started!
A nonprofit mission statement is a statement of purpose for your organization. It is meant to convey what your nonprofit is all about. Some nonprofits prefer a brief one to two clear sentences as a ...
How to Set Up a Non Profit with 501(c)(3) Status
Setting up a new nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status can be an overwhelming process - with state formation filings, state tax applications, IRS filings, and more. Lengthy paper work. ...
What is the difference between nonprofit and tax-exempt?
What is the difference between nonprofit and tax exempt? I hear a lot of people (even in the nonprofit sector) mixing up the terms "nonprofit" and "tax-exempt." Just because your organization is a ...
Nonprofit Q & A: What’s in a name? A nonprofit by any other name…
The word "nonprofit" generally is used to describe organizations that work to serve a public purpose, rather than to provide financial benefit to any particular individual, corporation, or ...