Have you ever thought of starting a nonprofit? Or do you have a passion for public or social causes and plan to realize your dream someday? What are the barriers to taking action?
Among many aspects of starting a nonprofit, we will focus on incorporating an organization, building a founding team, and managing the first-year budget and operations. Below are topics we will cover at the Coffee Chat.
Types of nonprofits
Incorporation process of section 501(c)(3)
Benefits and responsibilities
Funding sources
Nonprofit vs. for-profit
Action plans (for first year)
Speaker: Doyeon Kim
Doyeon is the founder and executive director of Simple Steps, a 501c3 organization for women’s career advancement and community engagement platform. She has worked in the social sector for over a decade in grantmaking and grantee organizations, including UN Global Compact Foundation. She brings her cross-industry experiences in technology, business, and nonprofit to leverage multidisciplinary skills in launching and scaling social impact initiatives. Doyeon started her career in the tech industry and pivoted into the social sector to pursue her passion for solving social issues with collective efforts.