How-To Guides

A practical guide to grant writing for Detroit nonprofits - navigating Kresge, Ford Foundation's Detroit program office, CFSEM, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, and Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

Step-by-step guide to starting a nonprofit in Honolulu - Hawaii incorporation, 501(c)(3) application, AG charitable solicitation registration, OHA grants for Native Hawaiian-serving organizations, and Hawaii Community Foundation access.

How Houston nonprofits handle accounting - oil and gas funder cycles, Harris County CDBG-DR disaster recovery funding, Texas HHSC pass-through contracts, and the fiscal reporting expectations of Houston's major institutional funders.

How Indianapolis nonprofits navigate one of the most concentrated foundation ecosystems in the country - Lilly Endowment, CICF, Lumina Foundation, and Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust - with realistic strategies for each funder's process.

Step-by-step guide to starting a nonprofit in the Kansas City metro - covering dual-state incorporation in Missouri and Kansas, 501(c)(3) application, charitable registration, and the unique challenges of operating across the state line.

How Las Vegas nonprofit fundraising actually works - gaming industry mandated philanthropy, Nevada Community Foundation, UNLV Foundation, and the resort corridor giving dynamic that shapes every major campaign.

How LA nonprofits access county and city government funding - LA County DCFS, LAHSA homelessness funding, City of LA HCIDLA housing grants, and the eBid procurement portal.

A practical guide to government grant funding in Miami-Dade County - Children's Trust, PHCD entitlement programs, Beacon Council economic development, City of Miami CRA grants, and Florida DCF pass-through funding.

How Milwaukee nonprofits navigate the local foundation landscape - Bradley Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Herb Kohl Foundation, and Bader Philanthropies - with each funder's priorities, grant sizes, and the smaller-metro relationship dynamic.

How Minneapolis/Twin Cities nonprofits handle accounting - McKnight Foundation reporting requirements, Bush Foundation grant accounting, Otto Bremer Trust, Minnesota AG requirements, and managing the dense foundation reporting calendar.

Step-by-step guide to starting a nonprofit in Nashville - Tennessee incorporation, IRS 501(c)(3), TN Secretary of State annual report, charitable solicitation registration, Davidson County property tax exemption, and Nashville Metro business tax exemption.

A practical accounting guide for New Orleans nonprofits covering FEMA and HUD disaster recovery fund accounting, Louisiana state reporting requirements, and the unique compliance challenges of managing layered hurricane recovery funding.