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START A NON-PROFIT ___________________________________
WHO ME? ___________________________________
YES YOU!
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Mary Willhite, L.S.W.
Kathy Stellato, R.N. ___________________________________
Cleveland, Ohio
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 A journey of a thousand miles must begin
with a single step. ___________________________________
– Lao-Tsu
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Joel‟s Place provides grief support ___________________________________
for school-aged children who have
experienced the death of someone
special in their lives. ___________________________________
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Learning Objectives
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 1. List the steps necessary to establish a
start-up
 2. Discuss how to locate the right people ___________________________________
to help you achieve your goal
 3. Identify activities that are important to
implement the program and assure
success.
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What are the three things you need to
begin a start-up?
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Mary‟s List Kathy‟s List
Perseverance Need ___________________________________
Leave no stone unturned Passion
Money Money
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Milestones
 Began our groups in
September, 2003 ___________________________________
 Incorporated, July, 2004
 501 (c) (3), March, 2005
 First Board Meeting,
December, 2005 ___________________________________
 First Annual Butterfly
Release, July, 2006
 First Fundraiser, ___________________________________
September, 2007
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Ask, Believe, Receive
People We‟ve Needed ___________________________________
 Consultant (LPCC)
 Organizational Development Person
 Accountant
 Lawyer ___________________________________
 Insurance Agent and Insurance Expert
 Someone Who Knows How to Get the Word
Out!
 Someone Who Knows How to Bring Money
In! ___________________________________
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Do
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 Stick to YOUR values
 Develop a web site
 Cultivate a thick skin ___________________________________
 Choose board members wisely
 Keep a journal ___________________________________
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Don‟t
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 Expect to be lucky
 Rely on friends and/or family
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We learned from anything we did. Even
disappointments and failures were a
learning experience! ___________________________________
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4. 22 Apr 2010 16:06 4/7
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Things You Have to Have!
 P.O.Box is a “minimum requirement" (if ___________________________________
you don‟t have an office address)
 Checking account for the organization
 Way to keep track of expenses ___________________________________
 Stationery with letterhead
 Business cards
 Flexibility ___________________________________
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AREAS OF AN
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ORGANIZATION‟S
DEVELOPMENT
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 Programming
 Marketing ___________________________________
 Governance
 Fund Development
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Programming
 Most important!!!!
 What ideas do you have ___________________________________
for encouraging or
maintaining attendance?
 How do you find
families? ___________________________________
 Policies, Procedures,
Training Manual
 Client data collection
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5. 22 Apr 2010 16:06 5/7
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Marketing
 www.joelsplaceforchildren.org ___________________________________
 Branding
logo
brochure ___________________________________
program flyers
 Committee
 “Be a Marketing Ambassador” ___________________________________
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Governance
 Board Members
How many board members do you need? ___________________________________
How do you find board members?
What do you look for in a board member?
 Board Meetings ___________________________________
 Annual Retreat
 Insurance ___________________________________
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Fund Development
 Where to look for
funding? ___________________________________
 “If you don‟t give
people a chance to say
no, they can„t say yes.” ___________________________________
 Give people an
opportunity to fulfill
their need to give.
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Volunteers
 Where do you find
volunteers?
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 How do you keep them?
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 Volunteer
Coordinator?
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What Do Volunteers Want? ___________________________________
 They want you to be prepared for them.
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 They want to feel welcomed.
 They want good training.
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 They want to do interesting work.
 They want to know up front how much time the job
will take. ___________________________________
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What Do Volunteers Want?
(Cont‟d)
 They want to be appreciated.
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 They want to be communicated with.
 They want to know they are helping to make the
world a better place. ___________________________________
 They want to be socially connected.
 They want to learn something new. ___________________________________
About .com
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7. 22 Apr 2010 16:06 7/7
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Our Families, May 2009
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Thank You!
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Joel’s Place for ___________________________________
Children
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