I'm starting a small nonprofit. It is just myself at this point, though I have a very serious organization verbally committed to seed money and promotion. I have not yet solicited a board of directors or officers. What do most sole operators do? Do I double serve as executive director and board chair, at least initially? Or, do I take on the most labor-intensive offices of treasurer/secretary? I throw this out to the experts here, of whom there seem to be many, based on my perusal of nonprofit threads.
posted by zagyzebra on Sep 11, 2009 - 12 answers

What happens when a prospective nonprofit Board Member disagrees with a major initiative? [more inside]
posted by franklen on Feb 15, 2009 - 6 answers

Are private universities non-profit institutions? What standards of transparency/accountability [to the student body and/or public] are they required to uphold? Examples of governance models? [more inside]
posted by lunit on Dec 12, 2008 - 7 answers

Board Members who founded non-profit want to obtain salaried positions within the same organization. How is this handled? [more inside]
posted by franklen on Sep 23, 2008 - 8 answers