This introductory course will explore the characteristics of effective nonprofits and demonstrate how to potentially transform your idea for a charitable program or service into a fully-fledged organization. We will address such questions as:
What groundwork do I have to have in place before approaching foundations for funding?
What are the steps to obtaining incorporation and nonprofit status, and where can I get some help to do so?
What are the characteristics of successful nonprofits?
Is the nonprofit model really the best fit for me?
About the Speaker:
Ganga Dharmappa is the Regional Training Specialist for Foundation Center, providing outreach and training throughout the Bay Area, statewide, and in the Western United States. For more than a decade, Ganga has led training, capacity-building, and development efforts within the nonprofit sector, and she has worked to increase access and safety for marginalized and underserved communities. Ganga holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from the University of San Francisco. She is a short fiction writer and occasional poet. In her spare time, she also works as a Postpartum Doula for newly expanded families.
About Foundation Center
Established in 1956, Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit Foundation Center's website each day and are served in its five regional centers and its network of more than 480 Funding Information Network locations in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world.
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What groundwork do I have to have in place before approaching foundations for funding?
What are the steps to obtaining incorporation and nonprofit status, and where can I get some help to do so?
What are the characteristics of successful nonprofits?
Is the nonprofit model really the best fit for me?
About the Speaker:
Ganga Dharmappa is the Regional Training Specialist for Foundation Center, providing outreach and training throughout the Bay Area, statewide, and in the Western United States. For more than a decade, Ganga has led training, capacity-building, and development efforts within the nonprofit sector, and she has worked to increase access and safety for marginalized and underserved communities. Ganga holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from the University of San Francisco. She is a short fiction writer and occasional poet. In her spare time, she also works as a Postpartum Doula for newly expanded families.
About Foundation Center
Established in 1956, Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit Foundation Center's website each day and are served in its five regional centers and its network of more than 480 Funding Information Network locations in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world.
This introductory course will explore the characteristics of effective nonprofits and demonstrate how to potentially transform your idea for a charitable program or service into a fully-fledged organization. We will address such questions as:
What groundwork do I have to have in place before approaching foundations for funding?
What are the steps to obtaining incorporation and nonprofit status, and where can I get some help to do so?
What are the characteristics of successful nonprofits?
Is the nonprofit model really the best fit for me?
About the Speaker:
Ganga Dharmappa is the Regional Training Specialist for Foundation Center, providing outreach and training throughout the Bay Area, statewide, and in the Western United States. For more than a decade, Ganga has led training, capacity-building, and development efforts within the nonprofit sector, and she has worked to increase access and safety for marginalized and underserved communities. Ganga holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from the University of San Francisco. She is a short fiction writer and occasional poet. In her spare time, she also works as a Postpartum Doula for newly expanded families.
About Foundation Center
Established in 1956, Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit Foundation Center's website each day and are served in its five regional centers and its network of more than 480 Funding Information Network locations in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world.
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What groundwork do I have to have in place before approaching foundations for funding?
What are the steps to obtaining incorporation and nonprofit status, and where can I get some help to do so?
What are the characteristics of successful nonprofits?
Is the nonprofit model really the best fit for me?
About the Speaker:
Ganga Dharmappa is the Regional Training Specialist for Foundation Center, providing outreach and training throughout the Bay Area, statewide, and in the Western United States. For more than a decade, Ganga has led training, capacity-building, and development efforts within the nonprofit sector, and she has worked to increase access and safety for marginalized and underserved communities. Ganga holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from the University of San Francisco. She is a short fiction writer and occasional poet. In her spare time, she also works as a Postpartum Doula for newly expanded families.
About Foundation Center
Established in 1956, Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit Foundation Center's website each day and are served in its five regional centers and its network of more than 480 Funding Information Network locations in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world.
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