Episode 110: Adventures in Nonprofit Land with Sierra Nicholls

This episode is for anyone who's considering forming a nonprofit, I've brought on Sierra Nicholls of CSAW just in time for the energy following Giving Tuesday.

What you'll hear:

• Sweet Retreat:  the intermediate and advanced aerial hoop retreat I co-host with the great Jenny Tufts both have some spaces available, kicking off the last week of January and first week of February.  Details and application here!  1:00
• On Creatrix, my retreat on Edisto Island, SC for those of you in the overlapping Venn diagram between artists/creators and the witchery inclined.  1:30
  • I'll release this first to my Patrons in a couple of weeks, so if you KNOW you want in that's the place to be.
  • After one week if there's room, I'll release it to the waitlist.  I don't expect this to make it to the public, so if you're interested I'd recommend one of these courses of action.
• Changes to my usual No-Work December 2:50
• Introducing Sierra Nicholls!  Co-Founder of CSAW:  Connecting Circus Students Around the World 3:34
• What CSAW is and their mission 5:00
• Why create a non profit?  And the process of growing from the very beginning, and how long it took 6:50
• The 1023 EZ form
• On having a board and choosing the board members 11:00
• Problematic themes within the non profit world, and how CSAW chose to structure their board differently to avoid them 14:00
• In a giving mood?  You can contribute to CSAW's 2024 fundraising effort here. 16:49
• What the fundraiser is for:  the microgrants for BIPOC circus artists for the 2025 year 17:25
• Information and application for microgrants, open from the 1st to the 15th every month 23:30
  • Note:  December's microgrant is for youth BIPOC circus artists only
• Cannonball Black Circus Week information 
• Bookmark this page for the Cannonball Grant for 2025
• What to have prepared to apply 30:00
• My rude and burning question for anyone who founds a nonprofit (Are you able to pay yourself and how??) 33:30
• Sierra's contemporary circus company:  Full Out Formula 38:15
• When I asked Sierra what NOT to do if you want to start your own circus company 41:55
• Sierra's advice for anyone wanting to start a nonprofit 46:00

You can follow CSAW here
You can follow Sierra here
You can follow Full Out Formula here
Contribute to the 2025 fundraiser before December 31, 2024!

Don't go back to sleep.

xoRachel
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