Starting a Successful Nonprofit
Date: Feb 25, 2012Time: 08:30 AM to 12:00 PM
| Where: | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Conference Room |
| Fee: $85 for MCN members or nonmembers | Register Now! |
The process for transforming your idea into an operating organization can be complicated. This workshop is designed to provide all the information you need to start a successful nonprofit organization in Minnesota -- beginning with an understanding of why you may or may not want to start a nonprofit organization and what other opportunities may be available to you.
By working closely with the easy-to-use Handbook for Starting a Successful Nonprofit, the session will lead participants through the step-by-step process for incorporating and applying for tax-exempt status. The Handbook is included in the workshop fee and contains all the forms necessary for starting a nonprofit in Minnesota.
Register early as the workshop has a limited number of participants to make sure that there is plenty of time for questions and answers about each potential organization’s specific needs. Please note that this session does not include legal advice and is recommended for those have not yet filed Form 1023 (the Application for Recognition of Exemption).
The workshop price includes the Handbook for Starting a Successful Nonprofit. If you already own the Handbook, registration for the workshop alone is $60. Please note that if you have the book already you must register with the downloadable registration form by mail or fax, and NOT online.
This workshop will be offered on February 25, April 26, September 6 and November 8. Please view our Management Trainings page to register for a different date.
About the Presenter
Christine Durand joined the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits in 2000. As its communications and marketing director, she leads the organization’s external communications efforts, including marketing, media relations, online communications and social media, and advertising. She develops marketing efforts around educational events and resource materials, oversees membership recruitment and member communications, and is the editor of MCN’s member newsletter, Nonprofit News. In addition to working on MCN’s communications goals, she is an instructor for MCN’s How to Start a Nonprofit in Minnesota workshop and leads other communications-related sessions.
Christine has served on the board of the Girls Coalition of Minnesota and Citizens for a Safer Minnesota, and on the advisory committee of the Partnership Internship Program at HECUA. She has a B.A. in public relations from Drake University and is a candidate for an M.P.A. in from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
