<DIV>While there are other nonprofit-focused books on the shelves, all are dedicated to management and sustainability, giving little to no focus on how to build a nonprofit from the ground up. Start Your Own Nonprofit gives mission-driven entrepreneurs everything they need to know to start and run their own nonprofit organization. This indispensable guide helps entrepreneurs determine if their business idea is nonprofit or for-profit, understand and identify their business mission and vision, staff and run a lean operation, select and manage a board of directors, manage finances to the satisfaction of the IRS, find a location and set up shop, master fundraising, use social media and other cost-effective outreach, and manage sustainability and growth. All startup steps are supported by insider knowledge from successful entrepreneurs, dollar-stretching tips, missteps to avoid, resources, and more. Also included are insightful interviews with Catherine Poole, founder of Melanoma International Foundation, the director of an animal sanctuary in California that also works to engage at-risk youth, a volunteer coordinator for The Museum Center in Cincinnati, and Ellen Koenig, Director of Education and Resources with the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits.</DIV>