Over the next few weeks, each student in our class will be working independently to answer the question, "How can I create a nonprofit organization to serve people in need?"
To begin our projects, we'll first explore some basic questions about nonprofits.
What is a nonprofit organization?
What needs do these nonprofits serve?
What are some ways nonprofits get money?
To begin our projects, we'll first explore some basic questions about nonprofits.
What is a nonprofit organization?
- Not trying to make a profit, trying to serve
- Don’t pay income taxes
- 2,000 nonprofits in Whatcom County
- There are state and federal nonprofits
- Federal nonprofits can offer "tax deductions"
What needs do these nonprofits serve?
- Camp Firwood
- Save the Children
- Hoops of Hope
- Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic
- Whatcom County Food Bank
- Clean Water for Haiti
- Christ the King Church
- Lydia place – women and children (abused, housing)
- Whatcom Literacy Council
- Lighthouse Mission
- Mt. Baker Theater
- Woodland Park Zoo
- Whatcom Museum
- Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
- Evangeline International
- Praise 106.5
- The Prom Shop Project
- Cloud Mt. Farms Center
- Bellingham Public Library
- Bellingham Christian School
- YMCA
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Boys and Girls Club
- Re-Sources
- Royal Family Kids Camp
- F.A.C.E.S.
- Alzheimer’s Association
What are some ways nonprofits get money?
- Events
- Grants
- Individual donations
- Businesses