Starting a Community Organization or Nonprofit with Dave Eggers
- Event Type
- Informational
- Sponsor
- LAS Career Services
- Location
- Room 210 - Levis Faculty Center
- Date
- Apr 13, 2023 2:00 pm
- Views
- 11
- Originating Calendar
- LAS Career Services Events
Have you ever wanted to start a magazine, a podcast, an art gallery or any other kind of creative endeavor? Consider the nonprofit route. Dave Eggers (Media '02), who has started or helped start 14 nonprofits, from 826 National (a youth literacy initiative) to ScholarMatch (college access), McSweeney’s and the Believer(publishing), Voice of Witness (human rights-oriented oral history) will talk about going the 501c3 route. Nonprofits often provide creative people with more stability, flexibility and longevity than going it in the free market. Come and learn about the world of nonprofit arts organizations and ask any questions you have.