Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Pakroo, Peri H.

 
9781413320886: Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide

Synopsis

.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review

"Takes readers through the nuts and bolts, from deciding on a name to bookkeeping." Library Journal "Describes the steps required to start and run a nonprofit organization..." Chronicle Philanthropy "Pakroo, an attorney and business and communications consultant specializing in legal and start-up issues for businesses and nonprofits, presents a guide to starting and building a nonprofit organization. She explains how to name and structure the organization, develop a strategic plan and initial budget, choose a board of directors, hire staff and volunteers, fundraise, manage risks and obtain insurance, understand contracts and agreements, market the organization, publish informational materials, market the nonprofit online, manage finances, and hire lawyers, accountants, and other professionals. This edition incorporates information on using technology to manage finances and operations." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView

About the Author

Peri Pakroo is a business and communications consultant, specializing in legal and start-up issues for businesses and nonprofits. She has started, participated in, and consulted with start-up businesses for 20 years. She owns and runs P-Brain media (www.pbrainmedia.com), a strategic consulting and communications firm that develops information-rich media for web, print, video and other formats. Peri received her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1995. She is the author of The Women's Small Business Start-Up Kit, The Small Business Start-Up Kit (national and California editions) and Starting & Building a Nonprofit (all from Nolo) and has been featured in numerous national publications including Entrepreneur, Real Simple, Investors Business Daily, and BusinessWeek. Peri teaches adult education courses at WESST (www.wesst.org) in Albuquerque, a nonprofit whose mission is to facilitate entrepreneurship among women and minorities in the state of New Mexico. She is active in supporting local, independent businesses and is co-founder of the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance. Visit Peri's blog at www.peripakroo.com.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title