{"id":1816,"date":"2021-10-13T16:48:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2021-10-14T09:08:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T09:08:16","slug":"elementor-1816","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/13\/elementor-1816\/","title":{"rendered":"What are some common mistakes people make when first setting up their nonprofit organization?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1816\" class=\"elementor elementor-1816\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72c126b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72c126b\" 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-ce02d7a\" data-id=\"ce02d7a\" 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-a43d0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a43d0fb\" 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\">Mistakes? Oh no!<\/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-ab084ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab084ce\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e820b3\" data-id=\"5e820b3\" 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-67e16da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67e16da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Optimized-paul-bence-395888.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1818\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Optimized-paul-bence-395888.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Optimized-paul-bence-395888-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7140ca\" data-id=\"a7140ca\" 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-167001d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"167001d\" 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>The following lists some of those issues, in no particular relevance or order:<\/p><ul><li><a title=\"What's in a name?\" href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/whats-in-a-name\/\">Poor choice for organization name<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/what-are-unqualified-individuals\/\">Unqualified individuals<\/a> serving as officers on the board of directors; (make sure BOD officer knows laws required)<\/li><li>Lack of a <a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/27\/what-is-a-nonprofit-mission-statement\/\">Mission Statement<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/29\/whats-in-a-vision-statement\/\">Vision Statement<\/a>;<\/li><li>Lack of properly executed program description;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/03\/should-i-get-my-ein-first\/\">Obtaining EIN at the incorrect time<\/a>;<\/li><li>Lack of \u201cprimary\u201d individual at the helm;<\/li><li>Not hiring qualified staff to manage day-to-day organization activities;<\/li><li>Failure to document board meetings, votes, and agreements; poor planning and record keeping;<\/li><li>Shortage of qualified funding for organization management;<\/li><li>Poorly designed fundraising techniques;<\/li><li>Not recognizing that \u201ctax-exempt\u201d does not mean \u201cnonprofit!\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p>These are some of the issues that often arise when developing and running a nonprofit organization. For suggestions in resolving such issues, check back here every week for new articles and information!<\/p><p><strong>Have a question or need help setting up your tax-exempt, 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization?<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Call us<\/em> at E<em>mail us directly<\/em>, and we&#8217;ll get back with you ASAP! Just click\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@nonprofit-ninjas.com\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0to send an email!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-ab82df1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab82df1\" 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-c23cae0\" data-id=\"c23cae0\" 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-d922616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-listcategorypostswidget\" data-id=\"d922616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-listcategorypostswidget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Other FAQs<\/h5><ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_listcategorypostswidget-REPLACE_TO_ID\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/24\/what-is-the-sbir-what-kind-of-grants-do-they-offer\/\">What is the SBIR &#038; What Kind of Grants do they Offer?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/14\/does-the-sba-small-business-association-give-grant-funding-to-small-businesses\/\">Does the SBA (Small Business Association)  give grant funding to small businesses?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/05\/why-do-you-need-to-form-a-nonprofit\/\">Why do You Need to Form a Nonprofit?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/26\/do-we-also-file-with-the-state-for-tax-exemption\/\">Do We also File with the State for Tax-Exemption?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/20\/capacity-building-organization\/\">Capacity Building Organization<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mistakes? Oh no! The following lists some of those issues, in no particular relevance or order: Poor choice for organization name; Unqualified individuals serving as officers on the board of directors; (make sure BOD officer knows laws required) Lack of a Mission Statement or Vision Statement; Lack of properly executed program description; Obtaining EIN at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faqs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nonprofit-ninjas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}