{"id":1680,"date":"2021-10-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2021-10-27T08:13:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T13:13:09","slug":"whats-in-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/whats-in-a-name\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in a name?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1680\" class=\"elementor elementor-1680\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15f7e14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15f7e14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55179fd\" data-id=\"55179fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089e206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"089e206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Should We Name Our Nonprofit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d03803 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d03803\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e047411\" data-id=\"e047411\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bedeee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bedeee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most common mistakes made on a nonprofit board of directors, when creating a nonprofit organization, is choosing an organization name that doesn&#8217;t fit! When you setup your nonprofit organization, you can choose to name the organization after yourself, or your city\/town, or some \u201ccute\u201d name that might seem hip at the moment.<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: unset;\">But if you want to make a lasting impact, it\u2019s important to choose a name that reflects your organization and its purposes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: unset;\">So for example, if your organization will be providing out-of-school-time computer training for at-risk youth in Missouri, which name do you think would be best: Missouri Computer Foundation or Kidz and Computers?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: unset;\">Which name immediately represents what you do and to whom, to readers?\u00a0 Most likely you picked Kidz and Computers, and you\u2019d be right.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: unset;\">Additionally, a \u201cfoundation\u201d is normally an organization that grants funds to nonprofit organizations, so you should really stay away from using \u201cFoundation\u201d in your name.<\/span><\/p><p>If you need help setting up your tax-exempt, 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization, please email us directly, and we\u2019ll get back with you ASAP! 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