Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization / Edition 2

by Joan M. Hummel

Overview

Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization is a book for people who are forming new small nonprofits; thinking about converting an informal, grassroots group into tax-exempt status; reorganizing an existing agency; or currently managing a nonprofit. It provides practical and basic how-to information on legal, tax, organizational, and other issues particular to nonprofits. 

This one-of-a-kind resource has been a valuable guide to nonprofit management for decades. While much of the information originated in an earlier era of nonprofit formation, it remains highly useful for gaining an overview and creating an action plan for people entering this realm of organizational management. Its compact format provides information in an easy-to-understand style. The book describes, step-by-step, the typical phases of creating and operating a new nonprofit, including incorporation, establishing a board of directors, writing bylaws, obtaining tax-exempt status, creating a strategic plan, budgeting and grant seeking, understanding accounting principles, managing human resources, and creating a community relations plan. 

The Center for Nonprofit Management is a department of the Graduate School of Business at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis and St. Paul. It provides training and guidance in all aspects of the nonprofit sector to existing organizations as well as individuals or groups who are seeking help in starting a nonprofit. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816627776
Publisher:	University of Minnesota Press
Publication date:	07/15/1996
Edition description:	2
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)

Editorial Reviews

"The book emphasizes small non-profit groups, and it covers bylaws, registration requirements, accounting procedures, strategic planning, fund raising, public relations, and assembling a board of directors. Ms. Hummel includes rudimentary work sheets on budgeting, shoring up mission objectives, and taking advantage of news-media opportunities."—The Chronicle of Philanthropy

"A valuable and unique resource."—Nonprofit Management News

From the Publisher

Starting a nonprofit business can be rather tricky, especially since there hasn't been much solid information on the subject until this book. Joan Hummel's compilation, Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization, carefully details the many aspects of putting a non-profit business into action. Among them are getting a board of directors in place, following the by-laws and legal requirements, developing a reasonable budget, raising funds, and building staff and community rapport. All of these are equally important for a smooth-running operation; doing business the nonprofit way can be complicated, but it doesn't have to be daunting.
—SH

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