First, get the book
Nonprofit Kit for Dummies. I own that, as well as
The Nonprofit Handbook by Grobman.
Visit
http://foundationcenter.org/washington/ -- their library is FREE to visit and it's located conveniently near Farragut North metro. Also, sometimes they have FREE extra copies of the Chronicle of Philanthropy at the end of the month.
You mentioned Howard in another post, but I'm not sure if you're an undergrad or alum. They have an organization called American Humanics which trains students for non-profit careers.
Are you on facebook? I started a group called "Black Nonprofit Professionals" -- here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12741235342
In my opinion, the hardest part about starting a non-profit is the board development and the fundraising. I have a lot of books on fundraising -- whenever you're ready, I can tell you the titles. Board development is hard. Since you're (presumably) young, you'll probably have a lot of friends in mind who are passionate about your mission. But do they have the $$$ to be fiducially (sp?) responsible for the org? That's a big deal for me.
I, too, will be starting a non-profit in the far future. Perhaps both a programmatic org for one passion and a foundation for another. So good luck to you!
Hybrid Mode
