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How to Start a Nonprofit: 12 Essential Steps for Success

Bloomerang

This guide will teach you what you need to know to get your new organization up and running. Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. State and federal regulations for starting a nonprofit.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. They started to conserve resources, send supplies to troops overseas and develop both civilian and refugee relief programs. Takeaway: What did the government and nonprofit collaboration in the 1970s teach us?

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Warning: Museum Graduate Programs Spawn Legions of Zombies!

Museum 2.0

I think one of the things that keep museums fresh, welcoming, and non-didactic is the fact that most exhibit designers, museum educators, and conservators come from a variety of backgrounds. Museum people aren’t mathematicians; our work can’t be traced to an immutable set of laws. You were a carpenter. I was an engineer.

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Opposing Salesforce.com attempt to TM "Social Enterprise"

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Here is the letter I'm sending to the USPTO supporting their initial recommendation against granting this registered trademark in the U.S. Unfortunately, there are literally hundreds of nonprofit social enterprises operating in all of these areas.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Tree Planting Initiatives Tree planting initiatives promote environmental conservation and beautification. Arts-based nonprofits can employ local artists to teach any number of art forms; environmental nonprofits can teach gardening; food pantries can host cooking classes; the possibilities are endless!

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

” And Lynn Grant, a great fundraiser working with Nature Conservancy in Canada, was going into a corporate office a number of years ago, they were going to ask for a quarter of a million dollars. I’m all in favor of intellectuals, and reading, and learning, and teaching. We’re not very good at this. .

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Urban Sprouts School Gardens - a program that teaches youth to plan, grow, and eat vegetables from a school garden. For teaching and learning. Nature Conservancy. You may be wondering whether copyright laws and remix culture are at odds with one another. Eating Fabulous Step 2: Thinking Outloud. Can you find more?

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