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Changing the world is not a one-person job. Of course, one person can make a difference: Committed, motivated individuals are often the seeds of major social movements or the subjects of inspiring stories about how ordinary people, through passion and tireless dedication, can move mountains for a worthy cause. But there is strength in numbers, and those who want to bring about change are most likely to succeed when they come together with like-minded comrades to work toward a common goal. Nonprofit organizations exist to bring together the people and resources necessary to mount these noble efforts. If you’re considering trying to bring about change in your corner of the world by starting a nonprofit, this book will help you make your venture a success. Many people believe—mistakenly—that all nonprofits are underfunded labors of love, kept afloat by the scrappy and tireless efforts of self-sacrificing, long-haired activists. While this description probably fits more than a few nonprofits, there are also plenty of nonprofits that bring in millions of dollars each year, pay hefty salaries to their workers, have swanky corporate offices, and even impose dress codes. In between these extremes, there are scores of nonprofits with varying assets, diverse office cultures, and a wide array of political leanings. While the volunteer-driven model of nonprofits is alive and well, more and more nonprofits are adopting the entrepreneurial strategies and business models developed in the for-profit world. Many nonprofit managers and staff members have discovered that working for a nonprofit is a satisfying way to meet important community and societal needs and make a living at the same time, which can be more difficult in the for-profit arena. Whether you’re driven purely by a passion for your mission or you want to combine your activist aspirations with a solid career, starting and running a nonprofit can be a great way to achieve your goals. This book is intended for anyone who is considering starting a nonprofit or reorganizing an existing group. You may be working with a group in its embryonic stages and coming to realize that you need to organize more formally. (Often, a group’s lack of structure makes it ineligible for grants, unprepared to hire paid employees, or simply ineffective in its day-to-day operations.) Or, you may just have a goal or passion in mind and want to learn how to create an organization devoted to achieving that goal. You may be a budding founder of a new group or a staff member or volunteer at an existing group that needs an overhaul. No matter what position you hold or how far along you are in the process of bringing a group together, this book will help you understand the basics— and beyond—of nonprofit organization, planning, structures, management, marketing, and more. For the most part, this book assumes that the reader is a founder or board member of an existing or future nonprofit group. However, you may be an executive director, manager, staff member, or volunteer who is researching nonprofit management in order to create or improve your group. Where the information in this book is directed not at the board or founder but at the executive director or other manager, it is noted explicitly.