Nonprofit Kit For Dummies

Stan Hutton became involved in the nonprofit world after co-founding a nonprofit organization in San Francisco. Since that time, he has worked as nonprofit manager, fundraiser, consultant, and writer. He served as executive director of the Easter Seal Society of San Francisco and a fundraiser for Cogswell College. For five years, he wrote for and managed a Web site about nonprofits for About.com. He has worked at the San Francisco Study Center and the Executive Service Corps of San Francisco. He currently is a program officer at the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation. Frances Phillips is a senior program officer at the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, where she also directs The Creative Work Fund. She also teaches grant writing and creative writing at San Francisco State University. Previously, Frances worked as executive director of Intersection for the Arts and of the Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives at San Francisco State University; and as a partner in the public relations and fundraising firm Horne, McClatchy and Associates. Frances serves on the boards of the California Alliance for Art Education and Grantmakers in the Arts; and she is co-editor of the Grantmakers in the Arts Reader.

Introduction. Part I: Getting Started with Nonprofits. Chapter 1: Tuning In to the World of Nonprofit Organizations. Chapter 2: Deciding to Start a Nonprofit. Chapter 3: Writing Your Mission Statement. Chapter 4: Incorporating and Applying for Tax Exemption. Chapter 5: Safeguarding Your Nonprofit Status. Part II: Managing a Nonprofit Organization. Chapter 6: Building Your Board of Directors. Chapter 7: Getting the Work Done with Volunteers. Chapter 8: Getting the Work Done with Paid Staff. Chapter 9: Planning: Why and How Nonprofits Make Plans. Chapter 10: Showing the Money: Budgets and Financial Reports. Chapter 11: Marketing: Spreading the Word about Your Good Work. Chapter 12: Creating a Home for Your Nonprofit - and Insuring It. Part III: Successful Fundraising. Chapter 13: Crafting a Fundraising Plan. Chapter 14: Raising Money from Individuals. Chapter 15: Making the Most of Special Events. Chapter 16: Finding the Grant Givers. Chapter 17: Writing a Grant Proposal. Chapter 18: Capital Campaigns: Finding Lasting Resources. Part IV: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Myths about Nonprofit Organizations. Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Tips for Finding Help When You Need It.9 Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Raising Money. Part V: Appendixes. Appendix A: Nonprofit Resources. Appendix B: Glossary of Nonprofit Terms. Appendix C: About the CD. Index. End-User License Agreement.