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Starting a Nonprofit from Scratch

Practical Guide to Launching Your Nonprofit: From Concept to Impact.

Created byLinda Lysakowski, ACFRE
4.5
(25 reviews)
BeginnerUpdated Feb 16, 2024
Starting a Nonprofit from Scratch

What You'll Learn

check_circleAssess Viability and Mission: Understand the essentials of starting a nonprofit, including assessing the need for your organization, defining a clear mission, and exploring funding and legal considerations.
check_circleBuild and Manage an Effective Team: Learn strategies for recruiting and managing a board of directors, staff, and volunteers, focusing on roles, responsibilities, and the importance of leadership in a nonprofit setting.
check_circleDevelop Comprehensive Funding Strategies: Gain insights into creating a compelling case for support, planning for financial sustainability, and navigating the legalities of fundraising.
check_circleEnsure Legal and Ethical Compliance: Understand the critical legal requirements and ethical considerations for running a nonprofit, including board governance, IRS regulations, and state-specific laws.

About This Course

This course offers a step-by-step guide to creating and sustaining a successful nonprofit organization. Through four detailed lessons, participants will learn the critical aspects of nonprofit management, including initial considerations, board development, staffing, funding strategies, and legal compliance. Designed for aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to turn your vision into reality, ensuring your organization not only starts on solid ground but also thrives in its mission to make a difference.

Your Instructor

Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
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Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE Linda is one of slightly more one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. In her thirty-plus years in the development field, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and has trained more than 50,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt, Bermuda, and most of the fifty United States. Linda is a graduate of Alvernia College in Reading, PA with majors in Banking and Finance; Communications; and Theology/Philosophy. She is a graduate of AFP’s Faculty Training Academy and has received two AFP research grants. She is also a prolific writer, having written or contributed to more than two dozen books. Linda has received the Outstanding Fundraising Executive award from the Eastern PA, Las Vegas, and Sierra (NV) chapters of AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) was recognized internationally with the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Service to AFP. She was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Las Vegas Chapter of AFP.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

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Frequently Asked Questions

We are a registered provider with 327+ associations and regulatory bodies worldwide. We operate across 29 global markets including Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK. Every course page clearly displays its specific accreditations. Upon completion, you receive a professional certificate that can be validated online. Our certificates include all necessary accreditation details, credit hours, and completion dates, and are formatted specifically to meet the submission requirements of most global regulatory bodies.