jim fruchterman: rocket scientist, social entrepreneur

Current and Upcoming Activities

Conference. 7th Global Social Entrepreneurs Summit, January 20-22 in Zurich-Rüschlikon, Switzerland
Board meeting. Community Technology Foundation of California, January 26-28, San Jose, California
Student talk. Stanford University, Freshman Seminar, Prof. My T. Le, January 28th, Stanford, California
National advisory committee. National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) Implementation Council, January 29-30th, Orlando, Florida
Conference. Assistive Technology Industry Association 2008 Conference, January 30th-February 2nd, Orlando, Florida

The Beneblog is a weblog by Benetech CEO Jim Fruchterman, on issues and ideas that affect the application of technology to unmet social needs.

Posted 08/18/2008:
Fiscal Sponsorship Resources

Setting up as a nonprofit is not easy. Starting a for-profit in California took me one or two weeks, and I think it's still that fast. But, setting up a nonprofit and getting 501(c)(3) status can take a year or more and cost ten or twenty thousand dollars (unless you get pro bono legal help).

M...

Beneblog Continues | Subscribe to RSS