Practical Guide to Launching Your Nonprofit: From Concept to Impact.

This course offers a step-by-step guide to creating and sustaining a successful nonprofit organization. Through four detailed lessons, participants will learn the critical aspects of nonprofit management, including initial considerations, board development, staffing, funding strategies, and legal compliance. Designed for aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to turn your vision into reality, ensuring your organization not only starts on solid ground but also thrives in its mission to make a difference.

Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE Linda is one of slightly more one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. In her thirty-plus years in the development field, she has managed capital campaigns; helped dozens of nonprofit organizations achieve their development goals, and has trained more than 50,000 professionals in Mexico, Canada, Egypt, Bermuda, and most of the fifty United States. Linda is a graduate of Alvernia College in Reading, PA with majors in Banking and Finance; Communications; and Theology/Philosophy. She is a graduate of AFP’s Faculty Training Academy and has received two AFP research grants. She is also a prolific writer, having written or contributed to more than two dozen books. Linda has received the Outstanding Fundraising Executive award from the Eastern PA, Las Vegas, and Sierra (NV) chapters of AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) was recognized internationally with the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Service to AFP. She was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Las Vegas Chapter of AFP.