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**__What is a Non Profit?__ -**  “A NPO is formed for the purpose of serving a public or mutual benefit other than the pursuit or accumulation of profits for owners or investors.”
 * Approximately 1.2 million organizations are registered with the IRS as NPO’s
 * Millions more exist but aren’t registered with the IRS because their revenues are less than $5000 a year
 * NPO’s in the U.S. have combined revenues of $621.4 billion

__** Types of NPO's: **__
 * 1) __Charities__ - American Red Cross, Salvation Army, YMCA
 * 2) __Foundations__ - W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Ford Foundation, community foundations
 * 3) __Social Welfare or Advocacy Organizations__ - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Americal Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), National Rifle Association (NRA)
 * 4) __Professional/Trade Associations__ - Chamber of Commerce, American Medical Association (AMA)
 * 5) __Religious Organizations__ - Churches

__** Assignment **__ 1. Pick a NPO or Charity that interests you  2. Now pretend that the NPO/Charity has hired you to make a promotional video for them. The video must contain the following:
 * Give history of the company
 * Talk about ways that people can get involved with them
 * Make it emotionally connecting with your audience
 * Length of video must be 3-8 minutes
 * Site any sources you used at the end of the video (music, video clips, internet sites you used, etc...)

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