how to be a global nonprofit is intended to fill a need for legal and practical guidance for nonprofit organizations with international activities. more often than not, the founders of these organizations are driven by passion, but have little sense of the complexity of legal and practical issues they will face and the resources required to deal with those issues. a basic understanding of these matters from the outset could save so many organizations from failure. armed with practical knowledge, their founders passion and resources could be more efficiently deployed in pursuit of the mission. the book includes nine case studies based on interviews with large and small international nonprofits, to provide insights into the ways real organizations have dealt with various legal and practical issues. chapters include: chapter one. so you want to be a global nonprofit? chapter two. international grantmaking for public charities chapter three. international grantmaking for private foundations chapter four. going deeper: operating a foreign program chapter five. forming and operating through a foreign affiliate chapter six. staffing foreign operations: employees and volunteers chapter seven. raising funds globally chapter eight. additional u. s. laws and reporting requirements chapter nine: additional foreign legal and practical considerations chapter ten. evolution of a global nonprofit: half the sky foundation appendix a. glossary of terms appendix b. additional resources appendix c. u. s. bilateral income tax treaties