Heart and Hustle: A Founder's Guide to Starting a Successful Nonprofit

By Latanya D Sherman

Heart and Hustle is your step by step guide to starting, growing, and maintaining a successful nonprofit organization. In this book, I share practical advice and insights from my experience that will save you time and money. It wasn't easy, but I successfully navigated the intricate process of establishing Project Educate, a 501(c)(3) charity located in the heart of Los Angeles, California in 2018. In an effort to save as much money as possible for the nonprofit I meticulously filed all necessary paperwork, including incorporation documents and federal and state tax-exempt status applications and I am here to show you how to do it. You will have a clear understanding of a nonprofits' characteristics, how to create a winning mission statement, choosing a name, requesting an EIN, selecting your Board of Directors, creating Bylaws, filing a statement of information, applying for tax exempt status (state and federal), annual compliance, program development, funding, sustainability and all things in-between. You will also find useful tools and resources, such as a checklist, sample budget templates, and an action item tracker to help you along your journey.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F4MH558M
• ISBN13: 9798311608114
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"