This workshop will answer your questions:

• What is a nonprofit corporation?
• What is the difference between a nonprofit and other social enterprises?
• How do you start a nonprofit organization?
• How do you get 501.c.3 status?
• What tasks are involved in organizing and leading your nonprofit?
• Do I have what it takes to start and lead a nonprofit?

About the presenter: Robert Girling, PhD is professor emeritus at Sonoma State University. He has served as the Chapter President of California Faculty Association and is the co-founder of the non-profits Cooperative Camps for Children, Sustainable North Bay and PGP Brazil . In addition he has been a board member and volunteer for several other non-profits.

Fee: $25

All SCORE workshops and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed in workshops are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of SCORE or the SBA. SCORE is funded [in part] through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.