STARTING A NONPROFIT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE 

OVERVIEW:

THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE ABOUT THE REASONS FOR STARTING A NONPROFIT, THE LOGICAL STEPS TO FOLLOW, AND HOW TO KEEP ONE GOING.

GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNED LAST DECEMBER THE FIRST CHANGE IN NEW YORK’S NONPROFIT LAW IN 40 YEARS. THE SEMINAR WILL OUTLINE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT CHANGES.

YOU WILL LEARN:

NONPROFITS, AFTER ALL, ARE JUST COMPANIES, BUT DIFFERENT. WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW, AND HOW TO MANAGE THE DIFFERENCES. AFTER THIS SEMINAR, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE, FALSE, OR SOME OF EACH:

• THE CONSUMER BUYS THE PRODUCT;
• PRICE COVERS THE COST AND EVENTUALLY PRODUCES PROFITS;
• THE NONPROFIT MAY SPEND ITS MONEY HOWEVER IT WANTS;
• PRICE COMES FROM SUPPLIERS’ CHARGES AND CONSUMERS’ ABILITIES TO PAY;
• PROFIT DROPS TO THE BOTTOM LINE AND IS AVAILABLE FOR EXPANDING AND IMPROVING THE BUSINESS;
• INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVES EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY; AND
• OVERHEAD IS A REGULAR COST OF DOING BUSINESS, AND IT VARIES WITH THE BUSINESS TYPE AND MATURITY.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• INDIVIDUALS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING STARTING A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
• PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT (THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CFO AND CONTROLLER, PROGRAM DIRECTORS), AND PROSPECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS. 

Instructors: 

Harry Precourt
Harry Precourt has several decades’ experience keeping companies solvent, structuring financing to solve cash-flow issues, and sustaining growth. He has hands-on nonprofit experience as a board member, acting CFO, and member of executive management. Harry draws on his years of experience in financial problem-solving as a senior lending officer with major banks, a principal with a major accounting firm, and CEO/founder of a corporate finance advisory firm. Harry is a SCORE NYC Mentor.

Barbara Grumet
Barbara Grumet recently retired as Dean of the School of Professional Studies at New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn, a campus of the City University of New York (CUNY).  Prior to joining CUNY, she was Executive Director of the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (now called ACEN), a nonprofit responsible for accrediting more than 1200 nursing education programs across the country.  Other experience included executive positions and faculty appointments at Long Island University Westchester campus, the Sage Colleges in Albany, NY, and Albany Medical College.  Her academic field is health care policy and health care law. Ms. Grumet received a JD from New York University Law School and a BA from Denison University. Barbara Grumet is a SCORE NYC Mentor.

FEE: Online Registration $49  Walk-Ins $59   
There is a $10 discount on all Student and SEAP registrations
(valid ID must be presented at the door).