how do i start a non-profit organization in Houston for young girls?
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Go to your City Hall and ask for advice on what you should do to start a non-profit organization. They should have all the answers for you. That is great someone wanting to do something for girls.
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Some ideas that have worked for me as the leader of several non-profits:\n* Ask a member to speak on a specific topic of interest to the group.\n* Bring in an expert on a topic of general interest.\n* Schedule meetings during meal time and provide food.\n* Have some "social" meetings: potlucks, for example.\n* Call members directly yourself and urge them to come. Make the call personal, telling each how important their attendance is for making decisions, getting the best ideas, etc.\n* Ask your membership why they aren't attending. Is it the time? day? location or frequency of the meetings?\n* Add a fun activity with a modest or gag prize. Or hold a raffle at each meeting.\n* Food! A great motivator.
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I would advice you to look for what you really want to help the childrens with... then u should start something and take a lot of pictures but make sure it is something that helps the community and from there u should look for Inc's that would help funding, but you have to start with something before you do anything related to get money for them, they will not give you any type of money if they dont see anything going on first... if u have any other question I might be able to help you better if u are in the States well e-mail me @ brasilbell@yahoo.com for more ...
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Take one step at a time.\n\nFirst, you need a plan, like starting a business.  You already have a vision of the operations.  You also need to determine the location and the cost of building, renting or buying.  Identify all licenses and qualifications that you will need.  Estimate the number of employees, if any, that will be required and how much they will be paid.  Estimate other expenses and plot them out on a spreadsheet.\n\nThen you need to look into funding.  Inquire into local, state and federal agencies to see if there are any grants available for your type of operation.  Some governmental agencies who are charged with caring for orphans may even be willing to outsource.  Also, look into private funding through foundations.  If a large capital outlay will be required upfront, say to build the home, then you may need financing.\n\nOnce you feel your planning is complete, then you will need an attorney who is familiar with 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.  You want to make sure that your non-profit corporation will be tax exempt.\n\nAfter your non-profit is incorporated, then you will be ready to raise funds, get financing, buy or rent property, get licensed and start caring for children and animals, while at the same time earning a living doing what you love to do.
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You can contact various local companies and offer advertising for them in exchange for sponsorship.\nYou can contact local Homeschool groups and see if they would be willing to participate or know resources/have ideas.\nIf it is a NON-Competetive youth group you can occassionally get a non-denominational church to sponsor it.\nParents can often be excellent resources. Sometimes they will have the right connections in a company to get the ball rolling.\nTry to do fund raisers with the youth.\nContact your chamber of commerce and extention services. You will often find resources here.\n\nThere are *many* ways to get financial assistance in starting/running a youth group... but few will be willing to particiapte w/o security that you are doing something legitimate. If you can get in with a league or some other organization that is already established, you will have MUCH more success. \n\n***Be meticulous in your record keeping.***
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Dude, have I got the help for you.  I've just gone through all this mess trying to start a movement here in Tacoma.  First things first, you have to have a name that grabs peoples attention, both for the group and for the forum.  Then you pitch the idea to local groups, like the Democrats or the Greens or some other local organization.  If you're shy, you can spread the word via email lists, forums, message boards, or other media.  Then when you get a few hits of people who are interested, you can ask them if they have any resources you can use.  Use the cheapest means available to raise awareness of your event.  If there are community calendars or bulletin boards at places of social significance, plaster them liberally.\n\nStart a blog.  Check out the one I started at www.apctahoma.blogspot.com  There you can see that I really created the whole concept right there on the spot.  It takes a little work to set up and to post to, but you can do it for free over at blogger.com.  With a blog you can update members about meetings, post cool articles, and build an online community.  What you really want to do is find a techie or group of techies who like your cause and want to help promote it with their expertise.  Without that kind of help, you're stuck just working on messaging your event and tooling it to appeal to a broad base of folks.  Which can be effective, but the sooner you get an active web presence and good media materials, you won't be seen as quite professional enough.\n\nSponsors are critical, whether it's your local Labor Council or a small local business.  Use the resources you have to open up other resources.\n\nSince you're a college student, you have access to something other people don't have: college faculty.  Find a teacher who believes in what you believe, and let him tell you how it's done.  Most active teachers will love to help you set up something like this, particularly poltical science or history professors.\n\nAlso, critical to this work is picking events that have action related stuff in the ad.  So it could be writing letters, marching, hearing speeches, interacting in workshops, drumming or eating, whatever the activity is.  And it should imply that something is actually going to be accomplished.  Folks usually only like to go to process-type meetings if they're involved in the leadership, so instead set up some fun activities for the group to do.  You might even partner up with a local charity and do something jointly together as a way of bringing your networks together.  In this day and age, service attracts a lot of interesting people.\n\nAnd know your audience.  If your audience is sophomores and juniors have good music, very little drama, and a whole lot of interesting conversation, and the good times will roll.  With seniors and beyond, focus on events as they can fit into a full-time  grownup's busy schedule.\n\nAlso incorporate elements of you into everything you do.  If you like art, get some art for your event.  If you like piano, get yourself a pianist.  Remember, if it isn't fun, you won't keep doing it.  And you have to keep doing it.\n\nGo ahead and steal this title idea "Speak Your Peace - A Community Forum on the Future of Democracy" Perhaps that will inspire you to come up with good ideas of your own.\n\nGood luck, and never stop believing in the power of good people to do great things.
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I have found a website that compiles various resources on starting a non profit. I especially like the Minnesota Council of NonProfits because the site gives information on governance, developing strategic alliances, fund raising and other ingredients of successfully running a non profit. \n\nhttp://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znpbib.htm\n\nAs for funding your non profit, I suggest you check out Foundation Center to help you gain ideas on how to properly establish your organization and get support from private foundations. They have the most extensive database of private donors, and they publish a magazine that can be very helpful to your new non profit.\n\nhttp://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/index.html\n\nI was previously involved in the setup of a non profit, and we were able to get a pro-bono lawyer who set up everything for us, including getting the 501c3 tax status. Contact other non profits in your area and check if there are lawyers willing to work for free to get you started. \n\nNon profits are just like any business - you need to get the word out in order to get the needed funding to help support your activities. Here are some tips to help you market your non profit:\n\n1. Determine your your target audiences: who are the groups and audiences that your non profit wants to reach. Remember that one target group may respond differently to a marketing message as another group so make sure that each strategy is tailor made for each audience.\n\n2. Develop a communications strategy, creating timelines for marketing efforts such as newsletters, press releases, special events, and others.\n\n3. Develop a visual image. Prepare your logo and other branding tools - and use them consistently across various mediums. Make sure that you repeat your branding messages, slogans in everything you make from brochures to newsletters.\n\n4. Employ multiple communications tactics: Nonprofit organizations often target several audiences, which may respond to different approaches. Various communications campaigns can help establish and maintain a more widespread positive image.\n\n5. Select and use appropriate media: Plan to use a combination of approaches best suited to reaching your targeted audiences and that make best use of your financial resources. Include a variety of methods including phone calls, letters, e-mail, newsletters, PSAs, press releases, and editorials.\n\nFor detailed information on how to start a non profit, I suggest you read the following books:\n\n- Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization -- by Joan M. Hummel\n- Starting and Running a Non-Profit Made Easy by Entrepreneur Press, David H. Bangs\n- Starting & Building A Nonprofit: A Practical Guide by Peri Pakroo
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What you did was so great. It's nice to hear of these very positive stories.\n\nI have found a website that compiles various resources on starting a non profit. I especially like the Minnesota Council of NonProfits because the site gives information on governance, developing strategic alliances, fund raising and other ingredients of successfully running a non profit. \n\nhttp://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znpbib.htm\n\nAs for funding your non profit, I suggest you check out Foundation Center to help you gain ideas on how to properly establish your organization and get support from private foundations. They have the most extensive database of private donors, and they publish a magazine that can be very helpful to your new non profit.\n\nhttp://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/index.html\n\nI was previously involved in the setup of a non profit, and we were able to get a pro-bono lawyer who set up everything for us, including getting the 501c3 tax status. Contact other non profits in your area and check if there are lawyers willing to work for free to get you started. \n\nNon profits are just like any business - you need to get the word out in order to get the needed funding to help support your activities. Here are some tips to help you market your non profit:\n\n1. Determine your your target audiences: who are the groups and audiences that your non profit wants to reach. Remember that one target group may respond differently to a marketing message as another group so make sure that each strategy is tailor made for each audience.\n\n2. Develop a communications strategy, creating timelines for marketing efforts such as newsletters, press releases, special events, and others.\n\n3. Develop a visual image. Prepare your logo and other branding tools - and use them consistently across various mediums. Make sure that you repeat your branding messages, slogans in everything you make from brochures to newsletters.\n\n4. Employ multiple communications tactics: Nonprofit organizations often target several audiences, which may respond to different approaches. Various communications campaigns can help establish and maintain a more widespread positive image.\n\n5. Select and use appropriate media: Plan to use a combination of approaches best suited to reaching your targeted audiences and that make best use of your financial resources. Include a variety of methods including phone calls, letters, e-mail, newsletters, PSAs, press releases, and editorials.\n\nFor detailed information on how to start a non profit, I suggest you read the following books:\n\n- Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization -- by Joan M. Hummel\n- Starting and Running a Non-Profit Made Easy by Entrepreneur Press, David H. Bangs\n- Starting & Building A Nonprofit: A Practical Guide by Peri Pakroo
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Try these websites for information on a variety of organizations you may be interested in assisting and to find out more about what you can do to help. You can even find opportunities for assisting "virtually" from the comfort of your home!\n\nI'm sure there are many other websites that can help get you started, but I hope these will help. Good luck!\n\nhttp://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cf...\n\nhttp://www.getinvolved.gov/\n\nhttp://www.extramile.us/\n\nhttp://www.1-800-volunteer.org/1800vol/o...\n\nhttp://www.donorschoose.org/donors.php?l...
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Firts approach the hall where you want to have it. Find out the cost of hire. Playgroups are usually non-profit but you will need to charge a couple of dollars to cover expensenses.Until recently I was a treasurer for a playgroup. We had adults morning tea on a roster system-someone differant bought something each week. The same with a craft.We did raffles in our group.Eg Easter time we all bought an item or two to raffle off in hampers to raise some money for things like new toys coffee etc. You can ask local schools to put ads in newsletter for unwanted toys, and also new members. Start with a few friends, and if you have to advertise in the local paper. The important thing is you need donations to start with. In QLD Australia we have a state wide Playgroup Association who have good ideas, and starting points, but I have no idea if these things are world-wide. You could approach local business for your basics...coffee, tea etc until the funds started coming in. For the kids morning tea each parent would bring a piece of fruit, and we'd cut it up and share it
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Try Habitat for Humanity . com to start
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Start a young women's club. Get together every other day or so and go for a nice long walk and talk with each other, have fun.
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I used to work for a non-profit.  Try the following:\n\nhttp://www.501c3.org/faqs.html\n\nhttp://www.form1023help.com/\n\nhttp://nonprofitsupportcenter.com/helpdesk/users/kb.php?id=10029&category_id=1&sid2=
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That depends on your state and their requirements. Also do you want to do volunteer or get paid? To do volunteer go to your local womens crisis center and they can point you in the right direction. To becomes certified please add your state. Another good volunteer resource is http://www.standagainstdv.org
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You can teach a class at the local community center or ymca.  you can volunteer at the school, or at a church.  you can be a "big brother" you can be a lifeguard.  you need to get involved with them.  coach a kids soccer team or basketball team.  First just walk around the neighborhood and get to know the names of any kids outside.  Remember where they live.  talk to their parents so they know you're not a perv.  start playing basketball on the driveways.  bring a basketball or frisbee with you to the park.  get involved with them.
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Start with PTA meetings or through your school itself.  Ask families you know to help through word of mouth.  That's a quick way of starting.
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The Foundation Center has a number of free resources for starting a nonprofit organization.\n\nFrom the Foundation Center:  Forming a new nonprofit is a process that involves two distinct stages. Generally, you will need to establish your organization by filing articles of incorporation with the appropriate agency in your state (usually the secretary of state). You will also need to secure federal income tax exemption by filing the appropriate forms with the Internal Revenue Service. see whole article and list of resources, including an online tutorial about how to start a nonprofit at http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/faqs/html/starting_nonprofit.html\n\nThe IRS page with information for chaities/nonprofits is here: http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html