Does anyone know where I can find information on starting a non-profit organization?
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You need to get the word out, thats the most important thing and what the organization supports. You can do this with flyers or the computer  or phone calls.You could also contact the political leaders or members of parliment in your community as well. Speak to teachers and churches, you know, things like that and Iam sure you will find the resources you need...Good luck
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They have to make money somehow, don't they.  See if you can find a non-profit organization that won't charge a fee.
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Here's what I did to start my own non profit in VA.\n\nbtw, VA is one of the most business friendly states to do business so, good choice!\n\nGo the Virginia Department of Business Assistance and follow their Business Launchpad.\nhttp://www.dba.virginia.gov/smdev/launchpad/\nStarting a Business in Virginia takes around 17 steps.\nMost of them deal with writing business plans, getting funding, organizing corporate structure, etc.\n\nIf you want to be non profit with out the 501(c)3 status, then start a nonstock corporation. The forms are avaliable at the Virginia State Clerk's office.\n\nFill out the Articles of Incorporation for Virginia Nonstock corporation.(SCC819)\nhttp://www.scc.virginia.gov/scripts/scc-clerkdl.pl?scc819&Articles_of_Incorporation_-_Virginia_Nonstock_Corporation\n\nThat officially sets up the corporation.\n\nestimated time: around 2 weeks.\ncost: $75 for filling articles of incorporation.\n\nIf you need any help, check out this book. It guided me through the processes and explained the terms and also what to expect once the organization is up and running. It also provides sample articles of incorporation and other documents to save you time.\nNonprofit Kit for Dummies\nhttp://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0764599097.html
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Try this link: \n\nhttp://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
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i cant name a place right off of my head but heres a very good website. it places organizations with volunteers and its free \n\nvolunteermatch.com
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You need to consider setting up a non-profit organization. I don't think you are going to be successful in soliciting donations without this status. Or, maybe you could partner with a non-profit in your area that has the same goals?\n\nA nonprofit organization (abbreviated "NPO", or "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. Nonprofits may be involved in an innumerable range of areas relating to the arts, charities, education, politics, religion, research, sports or some other endeavor.\n\nIn the United States, nonprofit organizations are normally formed by incorporating in the state in which they expect to do business. The act of incorporating creates a legal entity enabling the organization to be treated as a corporation under law and to enter into business dealings, form contracts, and own property as any other individual or for-profit corporation may do.\n\nIn the United States, after a recognized type of legal entity has been formed at the state level, it is customary for the nonprofit organization to seek tax exempt status with respect to its income tax obligations. That is typically done by applying to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), although statutory exemptions exist for limited types of nonprofit organizations. The IRS, after reviewing the application to ensure the organization meets the conditions to be recognized as a tax exempt organization (such as the purpose, limitations on spending, and internal safeguards for a charity [1]), may issue an authorization letter to the nonprofit granting it tax exempt status for income tax payment, filing, and deductibility purposes. The exemption does not apply to other Federal taxes such as employment taxes. Additionally, a tax-exempt organization must pay federal tax on income that is unrelated to their exempt purpose.[2] Failure to maintain operations in conformity to the laws may result in an organization losing its tax exempt status.\n\nAlso in the United States, individual states and localities offer nonprofits exemptions from other taxes such as sales tax or property tax. Federal tax-exempt status does not guarantee exemption from state and local taxes. These exemptions generally have separate application processes and their requirements may differ from the IRS requirements. Furthermore, even a tax exempt organization may be required to file annual financial reports at the state and federal level.\n\nCapacity building is an ongoing problem faced by nonprofits that rely on external funding to maintain their operations, largely because nonprofit organizations have little control over their source(s) of revenue. Increasingly in the United States, many nonprofits rely on government funds to support their operations, often through grants, contracts, or customer-sided subsidies, such as vouchers or tax credits. Some nonprofits may also rely primarily on support from charitable foundations and donations. Changes in these sources of revenue may influence the reliability or predictability with which the organization can hire and retain staff, sustain facilities, or create programs. Increasingly, there are few sources of revenue that allow nonprofits to develop their organizational capacities.
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Idealist.org seems to be a good clearinghouse of information about non profit sites.  That might be a good place to start.
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You'll probably need to draft a mission statement for your charity, explaining in detail its goals and objectives. Any governmental agency (not to mention potential partner organizations) will want to see this. You need to know exactly what your non-profit organization is going to try to accomplish. Just stating that it's a charity will not be enough; you need a detailed plan, described in full detail.\n\nCheck out this website for some further information on registering non-profit agencies:\n\nhttp://www.managementhelp.org/strt_org/strt_np/strt_np.htm
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you could start with flyers for volunteers in public access areas, eg grocery stores, public offices etc you could use the same technique for donations. website could be another source of gathering volunteers and donations, a volunteer could make the website too, good luck
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Try puting up posters at your campus or school, explaining what the organisations all about. Try community centers and religous institutions too. Im your stil having trouble, try teaming up with a similar existing organisation that already has a volunteer pool.
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A good local CPA firm will be able to help set up a non-profit charity and they can also help you file the annual reports that the IRS requires. The Nevada State Board of Accountancy (THE LINK IS BELOW)\n \nGood Luck
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NCUA (National Credit Union Administration) provides a lot of information on creating a credit union.  Try this site and the corresponding links.  http://www.ncua.gov/CreditUnionDevelopment/start.html
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Yes, my wife and I own a couple of businesses.  A good place to get some background information on how to get organized, where to start, what to do, how to write a plan, etc. is the Small Business Administration website.  Lots of good basic information that will give you more information to do more in depth research.\nGo here:\nhttp://www.sba.gov/starting_business/index.html
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look for ones that are non-profit. Some articles for it are at http://www.234debtconsolidation.com
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Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.\n\nThe best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.\n\nIf you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. \n\nCFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show -- I don't see anything, though, of a grant that gives funds to buy buses for non profits.\n\n\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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Your State's Federal offices should be able to point you in the right direction. You may also want to consult an attorney before doing this as a non-profit is extremely complex to implement and maintain
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Some ideas that have worked for me as the leader of several non-profits:\n* Ask a member to speak on a specific topic of interest to the group.\n* Bring in an expert on a topic of general interest.\n* Schedule meetings during meal time and provide food.\n* Have some "social" meetings: potlucks, for example.\n* Call members directly yourself and urge them to come. Make the call personal, telling each how important their attendance is for making decisions, getting the best ideas, etc.\n* Ask your membership why they aren't attending. Is it the time? day? location or frequency of the meetings?\n* Add a fun activity with a modest or gag prize. Or hold a raffle at each meeting.\n* Food! A great motivator.