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Starting a Nonprofit: A Step-by-Step Guide
Live Event (online)
Date & Time: February 18, 2026, 10:00am EST
Cost: $10.00
Duration: 120 minutes Language: English Register Now
About the event

Starting a Nonprofit: A Step-by-Step Guide

Ready to turn your vision into reality? Join us for a practical workshop that offers step-by-step guidance on establishing a nonprofit public charity. Ideal for those who have already decided to form a nonprofit, this session covers the essential stages from conception to achieving tax-exempt status and beyond. 

What You’ll Learn:

  1. Board Recruitment: Strategies for assembling a dedicated and effective Board of Directors.
  2. Formation Steps: The seven critical steps to forming a nonprofit public charity.
  3. Compliance Obligations: Key state and federal compliance requirements for public charities.
  4. Sustainable Funding: How to fund and sustain your nonprofit from day one.

About Our Instructor

Cheryl Smith is a seasoned nonprofit expert with over 25 years of hands-on experience in the nonprofit sector. She is the CEO of Dewlyn Nonprofit Services - a small consulting firm located in metro Atlanta that provides nonprofit start-up, training, strategic planning, and grant-writing services for nonprofit leaders across the nation each year.

In addition, as a national trainer, Cheryl provides nonprofit workshops for universities, financial institutions, faith-based organizations, nonprofit associations, and SCORE chapters across the country. Each year, these workshops help thousands of nonprofit and small business leaders receive guidance for establishing and scaling their charitable and business efforts.

Cheryl believes that if we work together, we can have an amazing world. And her personal and professional mission in life is to help nonprofit leaders actualize their missions and achieve this great potential.

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