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Nonprofit Startup

Maryland Nonprofits offers training and technical assistance with getting your nonprofit started.   To download documents from our e-community about nonprofit startup click here.

Maryland Nonprofits offers a variety of other resources for those interested in starting a nonprofit.  From training programs to literature, we can provide insight and guidance on any issue.

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Training

2008 Starting a Nonprofit Training Classes:


8/19/08 6:00pm-9:00pm, Silver Spring
9/16/08 9:30am-12:30pm, Baltimore
10/16/08 9:30am-12:30pm, Silver Spring
11/6/08 9:30am-12:30pm, Baltimore
12/9/08 9:30am-12:30pm, Silver Spring

How to Start a Nonprofit in Maryland

Available now is our popular resource, How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland, coauthored with the Community Law Center. The book is used in our monthly Starting a Nonprofit training class, and is also available to purchase separately.  It’s a great resource for sample forms and bylaws, laws that apply to Maryland nonprofits, and a step-by-step guide to what’s involved in becoming a nonprofit organization.  The book sells for only $25.   To Register and/or Order the Book, click here.


If you are planning to start a nonprofit to deliver services outside of the United States, you need to balance your head with your heart.

>> Thinking with your Heart or your Head - Starting a Nonprofit to Provide Services Outside of the United States (pdf)

Consulting and Contract Training

Library Resources and Bookstore

 

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Click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about nonprofit startup

Download our brochure about How to Start a Nonprofit in Maryland.  It includes upcoming nonprofit startup training program dates, times and locations and information on how to purchase the How to Start a Nonprofit Organization in Maryland booklet.

The Charitable Organizations Division of the Office of the Secretary of State has prepared an information sheet on the necessary steps to form a nonprofit organization in Maryland. Learn more>>