Nonprofits 101: How to Start a Nonprofit From Beginning to End, Ages 13-18

This ongoing course is designed for learners who have established a nonprofit organization, philanthropic project or have an idea that is in the beta stage of testing. This comprehensive course will instruct students on how to create a nonprofit organization in order to take their efforts to the next level. We will cover overall life skills, financial skills, critical thinking, and social skills as a group. Over the course this class, students will begin by choosing a community issue they wish to solve and will leave know how to either: incorporate, patented or establish a working relationship with an existing organization based on their idea. I will be available during office hours, one-on-one/group appointments, and will post twice a week to make sure each student is succeeding in their nonprofit goals. 

Classmates will work together to practice pitching their ideas through group meetings.... Shark Tank style! Classmates will also participate in quiz games to learn nonprofit vocabulary such as, "Profit and Loss Statement, Fiscal Sponsorship, Volunteers, Board of Directors, etc." 

Information that will be covered in this course includes: market/competition research, trademarking, fiscal sponsorship, incorporation depending on a student's advancement, and pitch decks/mission statements. 

Samples of class days include: 
-Week of 10/04/2021: Introduction on goals for this class/background of successful youth nonprofits 
- Week of 10/11/2021: Ideas, each student will create a 5 slide deck that will be reviewed by peers
- Week of 10/18/2021: Testing, each student will learn how to successfully test their idea in the community 
- Week of 10/25/2021: Market research, students will learn how to research if ideas close to theirs already exist and how to pivot and adapt accordingly. 

As a youth founder of a nonprofit organization myself, I have gained real world knowledge on how to navigate philanthropy as a young person and how to gain funding for my personal idea. Students will participate in group projects and will support each other in their entrepreneurial efforts!