How to Be a Global Nonprofit

Lisa Norton

"When a nonprofit operates across borders, whether by making grants or directly operating programs, the interaction of legal requirements of two or more countries quickly becomes mind-numbingly complex. Will the foreign project by managed and operated by U.S. staff and volunteers, or will you have to hire locally? If you send U.S. citizens overseas, will your organization be able to compensate them for additional taxes and housing costs? Will U.S. people even be able to obtain visas? If you hire locally, will you need to register an office, or even form a separate nonprofit company? How will you manage cash flows and investments between countries in two or more currencies? An everything-you-need-to-know-before-you-go-global guide, How to Be a Global Nonprofit helps your nonprofit make informed decisions abut what it will take to become global and how best to pursue your mission....