Whether you're aiming to protect the environment, support the arts, or help people in need, understanding how to set up a solid nonprofit organization is a great foundation for being as effective as you can be.

With practical advice, legal information, tips, and step-by-step instructions, this essential guide will help you get your nonprofit up and running--and keep it going. It explains how to:

- develop a strategic plan and budget

- recruit and manage board members, volunteers, and staff

- market your organization to your target audience

- raise money, including traditional methods and crowdfunding

- build a website, use social media strategically, and avoid copyright troubles

- adopt policies that are legally sound

- with downloadable forms

- and much more.

Whether you're dreaming of starting a nonprofit or are already running one, Starting and Building a Nonprofit will help your organization succeed. The fully updated tenth edition contains new material on defining and tracking goals when developing a digital strategy. It also includes information on additional fundraising tools to get financial support, such as using premium content platforms like Patreon and Substack.