Depending on the country in which they reside, a child will not enjoy the same rights or conditions of life as their Western counterparts.  Many regions and countries in the Third World face great disparities, and the factors in question, whether political, economic, social, cultural, ethnic or religious, can have a different impact on each child. Despite the progress that has been made in recent years, the situation faced by the children of our world is still desperate.  The most […]

Each state has its own paperwork required for incorporation and for designation as a non-profit. At a minimum, you must file articles of incorporation and charitable organization paperwork. Some states require additional documents such as a certificate of disclosure or proof of your corporate name. You may have to file a different form for your articles of incorporation depending on the type of non-profit your organization is. For example, California has four different forms depending on the type of non-profit, including separate […]

You must start with a good understanding of how much it will cost to operate your non-profit so you know how much money you need to raise. You will need to have a good sense not only of the fixed costs to start your non-profit, including state and federal fees and the time it will take to complete that paperwork, but also any necessary costs for infrastructure and development.  For example, you may need to rent office space for your non-profit, […]

Before you start your non-profit, you need to make sure there will be a significant demand for the services you provide. This is similar to researching the demand and market for your product or service if you are starting a small business. Finding a unique niche and being able to demonstrate a significant demand for your services will be key to attracting donations when you begin fundraising and drumming up support for your non-profit. You may need to conduct surveys among the […]

Each state defines non-profit differently. Some states make distinctions between organizations not operated for profit without charitable goals (like a sports or professional association) and charitable associations in order to determine what legal privileges the respective organizations will be given. Each state defines non-profit differently. Some states make distinctions between organizations not operated for profit without charitable goals (like a sports or professional association) and charitable associations in order to determine what legal privileges the respective organizations will be given. […]

Whereas a for-profit business may have the budget to hire a full-time staff member or part-time consultant to help with computer and Internet technology use, nonprofit organizations usually have fewer financial resources and, therefore, may not be able to hire a full-time staff person to manage and support technology use. While there are nonprofits that can afford to pay staff devoted to manage and supporting the nonprofits technology needs many those who support nonprofits in their technology use are staff members who […]

Nonprofit organizations use computers, Internet and other networking technology for a number of tasks, including volunteer management and support, donor management, client tracking and support, project management, human resources (paid staff) management, financial accounting, program evaluation, research, marketing, activism and collaboration. Nonprofit organizations that engage in income-generation activities, such as ticket sales. Nonprofit organizations use computers, Internet and other networking technology for a number of tasks, including volunteer management and support, donor management, client tracking and support, project management, human […]