Your Mission Statement and Vision Statement
Honing Your Mission Statement
Imagining Your Future with a Vision Statement
Inviting Stakeholders to the Planning Table
Living by Your Mission and Staying Fixed on the Vision
Chapter 5: Incorporating and Applying for Tax-Exemption Status
Creating a New Entity: The Nonprofit Corporation
Writing the Articles of Incorporation
Securing Your Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Writing Your Organization’s Bylaws
Holding Your First Board Meeting
Applying for Tax Exemption
Chapter 6: Adhering to Nonprofit Status Requirements
Disclosing What You Need to Disclose
Avoiding Excessive Payments and Politicking
Reporting to the IRS
Reporting to Your State, Territory, and Local Governments
6 Part 2: Bringing Your A-Game to Nonprofit Management Chapter 7: From the Top: Examining the Nonprofit Management Structure Managing a Nonprofit: A Bird’s-Eye View Appreciating the Governing Board’s Role and Responsibilities Redefining the Nonprofit Founder's Role Adding an Advisory Board Expanding to Take On an Executive Director Chapter 8: Strategic Planning: Embracing the Ongoing Process Understanding the Importance of Planning Making Your Organization’s Strategic Plan Putting Plans into Action Planning for Programs Facility Planning: Finding a Place to Do Your Work Chapter 9: Evaluating Your Work: Are You Meeting Your Goals? Knowing the Importance of Evaluation Working Through the Evaluation Process Conducting Your Evaluation Analyzing Results and Putting Them to Work Chapter 10: You Can Count on Me! Working with Volunteers Knowing Why People Volunteer Designing a Volunteer Program Hunting for Volunteers Interviewing and Screening Volunteers Managing Your Volunteers Showing Appreciation for Your Volunteers Chapter 11: Working with Paid Staff and Contractors Determining Your Staffing Needs Getting Your Nonprofit Ready for Paid Employees Preparing to Hire Making the Hire Onboarding a New Hire Managing Employees Working with Independent Contractors Chapter 12: Money Matters: Preparing Budgets and Financial Reports Making a Budget = Having a Plan Creating Budgets for Programs or Departments Working Frequently with Your Budget Projecting Cash Flow Keeping Your Books Organized and Up to Date Reviewing the Numbers: Financial Statements and Audits Reading Your Financial Statements Managing Financial Systems Chapter 13: Marketing and Branding Taking Care of the Basics Discovering Who You Are: First Steps to Marketing Reaching Your Audience via Mass Media Using Social Media for Fun and Profit
7 Part 3: Raising Funds Successfully Chapter 14: Creating a Fundraising Plan Recognizing Who Can Raise Funds Naming Possible Funding Sources Weighing Your Fundraising Capacity Drafting a Fundraising Plan Moving to an Action Plan Planting the Seeds for a New Nonprofit
