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3 Vital Resources for Nonprofit Start-Ups

1/21/2020

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How to Start a Nonprofit?

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Last week our CEO received a phone call that started like this: “Hi Chantal, I’m staring a nonprofit in Delaware and could use some support getting my organization off the ground. Is this something you can help with or do you only work with established nonprofits?”
 
Our CEO’s response: “Yes, our team would love to help! Tell me what you’ve completed so far and we can go from there.”
 
So, where do you begin? How do you start a nonprofit organization from scratch? First: make sure you have a working coffee pot! Then start to check off this list:
  • Register as a nonprofit corporation in your state
  • Secure your EIN/tax ID number from IRS
  • Recruit your founding board of directors
  • With their help, craft bylaws, mission, and vision statement
  • Establish your first year’s budget and strategic priorities
  • Develop back office processes for accounting, payroll, and tax preparation (or let our team at Blue Fox handle this for you – wink, wink)
 
Here are 3 of our favorite resources to help as you work on crafting the bylaws, mission, vision, and setting up your founding board:
  • Nonprofit Bylaws Made Easy
  • How to Write Your Nonprofit Bylaws
  • Board Composition and Recruitment
 
WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?
Our CEO loves to work with ‘nonprofit-preneurs’ in the start-up phase. Why? Because our team of nonprofit gurus can help set up back office operations in the most efficient manner, with the latest technology, right off the bat. This means that our clients are free to focus on strategy, fundraising, marketing, program development, team-building, event planning, and all the things that they do best!
 
If you are starting a nonprofit, give us a call and let us get your sorted! Schedule a chat with our CEO, email us at hello@yourbluefox.com or call (321) 233-3311.
 
 And above all, thank YOU for your dedication to serving others! 

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rachel frampton link
4/17/2020 01:29:45 am

I've been planning to start a non-profit start up business wherein the proceeds will go to the funding of public schools in Southeast Asia. I'll make sure to register as a nonprofit corporation in my state and secure a tax ID number just like what you suggested. This is quite overwhelming, maybe there's a consultation service that caters to nonprofit startup businesses because their knowledge about this will help me a lot.

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Blue Fox link
7/3/2020 11:11:52 am

Hi Rachel, Thank you for your comment. We would love to consult with you and help your wonderful nonprofit get up-and-running. We do have international clients and are fully equipped to handle the accounting and back office services if you are seeking support in that are too. Reach out to us anytime: (321) 233-3311, hello@yourbluefox.com.

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