Any alternatives to becomeing a non-profit organization?
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Well... what is your organization about, what does it do? what are your revenues based on, costs? how high are the investments? You cant just pose a question like that...
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From the UK Charity Commission;\n\nTo register your organisation as a charity you will need to make a formal application to the UK Charity Commission. You will need a Registration Application Pack. (see source)
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you need to register as a nonprofit organization - there are legal and tax issues related to accepting donations.\n\nYou should first check the Small Business Administration website guide for setting up a nonprofit business at http://www.sba.gov and also the IRS site at http://www.irs.gov for information on how to register your company as a nonprofit before you can accept donations.
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look on craigslist.org under their nonprofit section at http://www.craigslist.org/npo/
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try the usa freedom corps, there are also some other governement sponsered organizations which you can help with.
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Setting up a non-profit foundation is complicated and lenghthy. You must first contact the Secretary of State where you live and submit an application. Bylaws have to be written, a board of directors has to be selected and an extensive business plan written. All the financial information must be included. You'll have to include what salaries will be paid and what positions will be included in the staffing. You should hire a lawyer fot the legal aspects of the foundation. The site below gives some information about non-profit start ups. Good Luck!
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You start with your secretary of state.  Try on line for your state.  In Kansas, it costs about $35 to get registered with the state as a "Non-Profit Organization" and then you need to file with the I.R.S. to get a letter of determination as a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organization and then you can receive donations from others and you will be on your way.  \nThe State will likely want a set of bylaws and articles of incorporation plus their fee.  You may need to be 18 years old, but the Secretary of State will have that answer.  If you have serious money already, you can hire an attorney to draw up the needed papers, or, you can do it yourself if you have courage.  There may be a "Dummies" series book, or something like that if you want to do it   yourself.\n\nFor media, all you have to do is send out a press release and let them know something you are doing that is newsworthy.  Especially if you are in a small town, they are hungry for news.  At your age, you might get a local T.V. station to do a human interest story on it.  You will need a board of directors for your group, and that could be something that would give you coverage.\n\nGood luck and make it happen.\nPlease let me know how it turns out.  lsadams@ruraltel.net
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I used to work for a non-profit.  Try the following:\n\nhttp://www.501c3.org/faqs.html\n\nhttp://www.form1023help.com/\n\nhttp://nonprofitsupportcenter.com/helpdesk/users/kb.php?id=10029&category_id=1&sid2=
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Become a nonprofit: \nExempt organizationTech Div\nInternal Revenue Service\nUS Dept of Treasury\n1111 Constituiton AveWashington DC 20224\nwww.irs.ustreas.gov\n\nmoney 4 np\nwww.access.gpo.gov./     http:/propertydisposal.gsa.gov/property\nhttp://findcenter.org\nrov@loc.gov\nwww.ed.gov\nwww.cns.gov\na lot of places,depending on the organization
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Take one step at a time.\n\nFirst, you need a plan, like starting a business.  You already have a vision of the operations.  You also need to determine the location and the cost of building, renting or buying.  Identify all licenses and qualifications that you will need.  Estimate the number of employees, if any, that will be required and how much they will be paid.  Estimate other expenses and plot them out on a spreadsheet.\n\nThen you need to look into funding.  Inquire into local, state and federal agencies to see if there are any grants available for your type of operation.  Some governmental agencies who are charged with caring for orphans may even be willing to outsource.  Also, look into private funding through foundations.  If a large capital outlay will be required upfront, say to build the home, then you may need financing.\n\nOnce you feel your planning is complete, then you will need an attorney who is familiar with 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.  You want to make sure that your non-profit corporation will be tax exempt.\n\nAfter your non-profit is incorporated, then you will be ready to raise funds, get financing, buy or rent property, get licensed and start caring for children and animals, while at the same time earning a living doing what you love to do.
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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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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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NO!\nIf your serious about helping do not ask for money. Spend a few years volunteering for an non- profit 501c3 organization that helps people in this country.Learn how the business functions in every aspect.Establish a good reputation and save your money. You can start your own non-profit organization and qualify for government grants and aquire private donations.You can tailor the provisions you make to what is in your heart.\nYou might also think of becoming a nurse that specializes in third world countries health needs. Travel and help them first hand.
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You should seek sponsorship from an established charity instead of seeking individual donors, at least to start with. Which charity you can approach depends on your location and what education programs you want to implement. Some of the larger, international businesses also have charity grants for stuff like this.
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This page contains GREAT links on how to start a non profit business\n\nhttp://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znpbib.htm\n\nTo get you started on the road to fund raising, I suggest you check out Foundation Center. They have trainings on how to start a non profit and various databases containing information on funding institutions.\n\nhttp://fdncenter.org/\n\nFor detailed information on how to start a non profit, I suggest you read the following books:\n\n- Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization -- by Joan M. Hummel\n- Starting and Running a Non-Profit Made Easy by Entrepreneur Press, David H. Bangs\n- Starting & Building A Nonprofit: A Practical Guide by Peri Pakroo
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Forming a nonprofit corporation is much like creating a regular corporation, except that nonprofits have to take the extra steps of applying for tax-exempt status with the IRS and their state tax division. Here is what you need to do:\n\nChoose an available business name that meets the requirements of state law. \n\nFile formal paperwork, usually called "articles of incorporation," and pay a small filing fee (typically under $100). \n\nApply for your federal and state tax exemptions. \n\nCreate corporate "bylaws," which set out the operating rules for your nonprofit corporation. \n\nAppoint the initial directors. (In some states you must choose your initial directors before you file your articles, because you must list their names in the document.) \n\nHold the first meeting of the board of directors. \nObtain licenses and permits that may be required for your corporation. \n\nChoose a Business Name:\n\nBefore you form your nonprofit corporation, you need to decide on a name that complies with the rules of your state's corporate filing office. The information packet you receive from the filing office should contain your state's rules, but the following guidelines commonly apply:\n\n--The name of your nonprofit cannot be the same as the name of another corporation on file with the corporations division. \n--The name must end with a corporate designator, such as "Corporation," "Incorporated," "Limited," or "Corp.," "Inc.," or "Ltd." (This is required in only about half of the states.) \n--The name cannot contain certain words prohibited by the state, such as Bank, Cooperative, Federal, National, United States, or Reserve. \n\nYour state's corporations division can tell you how to find out whether your proposed name is available for your use. Often, for a small fee, you can reserve the name for a short period of time until you file your articles of incorporation.\n\nContact Your State's Corporations Division:\n\nYour state's corporate filing division, usually part of the secretary or department of state's office, will often send you a packet of nonprofit materials that will be immensely helpful to you in forming your nonprofit. This packet may include sample or fill-in-the blank articles of incorporation, your state's nonprofit corporation laws, a filing fee schedule, and forms and instructions for checking the availability of your proposed business name. Contact your state's corporate filing office to obtain this packet.\n\nIn addition to confirming that another corporation in your state isn't already using your proposed name, you must make sure your name won't violate a trademark owned by another company (in your state or out of state). To do this, you'll need to conduct a trademark search. For information about trademark law and name conflicts, see Naming Your Business.\n\nOnce you've found a legal and available name, you aren't usually required to file or reserve the name with your state -- when you file your articles of incorporation, your nonprofit's name will be automatically registered.\n\nPrepare and File Your Articles of Incorporation:\n\nAfter you've decided on your business name, you must prepare and file "articles of incorporation" with the corporate filing office. This document goes by a different name in a handful of states; your state may instead use the term "articles of organization," "certificate of incorporation," "certificate of formation," or "charter."\n\nYour state's corporate filing office will usually provide you with nonprofit articles of incorporation -- either a fill-in-the-blank form or a sample on which you can base your articles. Although preparing this document isn't difficult, you do need to include specific language to ensure that you'll receive tax-exempt status. Your state's nonprofit format
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I suggest you check out Foundation Center to help you gain ideas on how to properly establish your non profit organization\nhttp://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/index.html\n\nThe Michigan Nonprofit Association has a great "How to Start a Nonprofit" report that you can view or download. They also have a lot of resources from grant listings to others that can help you in your goal of starting a non profit organization\n\nhttp://www.mnaonline.org/starting.asp\n\nYour 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\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