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Non Profit Blog
Jan 6th
Non Profit Blog Communications
One of the most important aspects of a successful nonprofit is how you get the message out to everyone about what your nonprofit does, its needs and success stories, and the easiest way to do that is through a non profit blog.
By keeping everyone up-to-date about your nonprofit, its needs and successes, you can you get a continual following that will support your nonprofit. Starting a non profit blog immediately once you decide to start a nonprofit can be one of the best ways to raise even the initial funding your nonprofit needs to get started.
It is easy to start and keep those interested in your nonprofit while adding new people and donors each day. In fact, Simple Nonprofit.com has a whole program centered on mentoring you though that program of being expert at communications, blogging and gaining new subscribers called the Expert Communicator Program.
Non profit Blog is Easy
While a website is great, a non profit blog is even better. Best of all, a blog is easy to keep up-to-date because if you can type a letter then you can create posts and pages. Many times a website is complicated to update and requires outside help to make changes. A non profit blog can be updated in a matter of minutes with little technical knowledge.
A non profit blog is a communication workhorse that serves as a place that people can keep up-to-update, learn about your events, donate funding, see a calendar of events and a multitude of other things. You can even use the non profit blog to send mass emails out to all your subscribers right from the blog.
Non Profit Blog Expert Set Up
While keeping a non profit blog up-to-date is easy, having an expert set it up for you and make sure it is searched easily is the best way to set it up. By having an expert set the blog up, the technical steps are taken care of for you, and they can even tutor you on how to use it best. Getting the blog set up is the hardest part, but then once it is set up you will most likely find it fun to communicate with.
I suggest you make it a weekly habit to write at least one new post that keeps others centered on your needs and accomplishments. This gives those interested in your nonprofit a weekly reminder that you are around and what they can do to help out. It gives them a place where they can subscribe to your updates, post comments and easily send links of your posts to their friends and associates.
Communication is best when it is a two-way street, and while a blog gives you that and more, a website alone is not more than a brochure on the internet. With a blog you have a way to communicate to anyone you already know, and a place for that those that don’t know your nonprofit can get to know you. In addition a blog gives everyone a place they can communicate back to your nonprofit.
A non profit blog can incorporate all your nonprofit’s communication in just one place including event calendars, Twitter updates, Facebook status, and even real time chat and video. Running a successful nonprofit requires constant and real-time communication and a non profit blog can give your nonprofit a central place where all that happens.
Fundraising Programs
Nov 23rd
Fundraising Programs
Whether you are just starting out with a nonprofit or you have been at it a while, fundraising becomes vital and that is where fundraising programs can help. By engaging several fundraising programs you give donors and businesses several choices pick from when helping your nonprofit. In addition, it also gives your nonprofit multiple donation streams that aid in funding stability.
There is a huge variety of fundraising activities you nonprofit can embrace. While some are complex, there does exist funding programs that are easy to implement and simple to manage. Easy and simple funding programs keep fundraising fun and also enjoyable for others to be involved in or even promote.
Difficult Fundraising Programs
Many in the nonprofit arena have made fundraising difficult and complex making it necessary to look to fundraising experts to implement and manage the fundraising. Fundraising can seem daunting when looking at many of the highly difficult fundraising programs that some nonprofits put in place. Even considering those funding strategies can leave those that run a nonprofit steeped in anxiety. In contrast, easy funding programs enable anyone with or without fundraising experience to raise massive amounts of fundraising without the need for outside help.
At Simple Nonprofit we believe that anyone can become an amazing fundraiser. Time and Time again, we have quickly and easily helped nonprofits new and aged nonprofits create encompassing fundraising strategies with multiple avenues of successful funding. To assure that success, we have partnered with easy to implement and many times free funding generating programs taking the guess work out of fundraising. A few minutes signing up for each one and your nonprofit can be raising funds with some of the best fundraising programs available. The best part is we have handpicked each of the fundraising programs we work with for there easy of use, simplicity and volume of funding they can provide.
Hand Picked Fundraising Programs
Each of the fundraising programs we work with are unique, and selected so that your nonprofit can use each of them together, providing your donors with a suite of programs to support your nonprofit. When a donor considers your nonprofit, it is important that you also provide them with a way to donate to your nonprofit that appeals to them. Some donors will like a certain program while others may want an alternative way to donate. Providing each donor with multiple ways to engage your nonprofit with funds assures that each donor has an appealing way to get involved.
By implementing each of the fundraising programs, your nonprofit can be raising thousands of dollars a month in funding in just a few weeks. Likewise, the effort on your part for each of the programs is minimal, and the difficulty level is elementary. This gets your fundraising started easily and effectively and providing every donor with at least a couple fundraising activities they are interested in.
Multiple Fundraising Programs
Continuing forward, each donor and volunteer can easily promote your funding programs to their circle of friends, family and circle of influence. This affords your nonprofit an easy way to quickly accumulate hundreds of donors, all engaged in your fundraising programs and also encouraging their acquaintances to be involved.
It is easy to get your nonprofit’s funding off to a fantastic start and have multiple avenues in which a donor can donate funds. Each of the hand selected, easy fundraising programs are here on this web site at http://simplenonprofit.com/fundraising. Once at that page click on each of the programs and set your nonprofit up with each. Then with a minimal amount of work you have a vast array of fundraising programs to offer anyone who wants to donate to your nonprofit.
Christmas Donation
Nov 8th
Nonprofit Christmas Donation
Christmas is that time of year when everyone’s thoughts turn to giving to others and especially a Christmas donation. 33% of all donations happen in the month of December, is your nonprofit poised and ready with fundraising programs and the tools to raise a third of your funding for the year?
Christmas is a special time of year not only for what the season represents but because people’s hearts are open to giving to others instead of themselves. A Christmas donation makes every heart glad from the donor to the recipient that is impacted. The world is one step closer to being a better place just because of one Christmas donation.
Christmas Donation Readiness
The nonprofit has a level of responsibility to be ready to receive a Christmas donation and especially end of the year donations. First people have to know the nonprofit even exists. Without public awareness for your nonprofit, there will be no donations. Once someone learns about your nonprofit, the nonprofit needs to have several ways an individual or business can contribute. Of course people need to be able to make a Christmas donation by the traditional means of check, credit card, or cash. In addition, people might like to contribute in non-traditional ways.
Christmas Donation Alternatives
Having several fundraising programs in place make it easy for someone who wants to contribute a Christmas donation, to do so with several options. For example, Charity Choice allows a person to buy gift cards and give them to others as Christmas gifts. This way the donor can give the gift of charity benefiting both the nonprofit, the recipient of the gift and the person they give the Christmas gift to.
Another way someone could contribute a donation to a nonprofit is by contributing money or goods toward something the nonprofit needs. For example, say the nonprofit needed a website, business cards, and a brochure. The donor could make a Christmas donation by paying for the design and printing of those materials. This helps a donor see the value of the donation by contributing tangible items.
I believe people genuinely want to give donations to nonprofit, especially those that can prove the worth of what they do. However, the majority of nonprofits do not do a great job of engaging the donor and allowing them to be a part. Likewise, it is confusing to many donors exactly how their donation will be used to accomplish the nonprofit’s mission statement. Many donors would rather give something tangible, gift cards or donations toward a tool the nonprofit can use is a way the nonprofit can give the donor hard evidence on how there donation will be used.
Christmas Donation Determination
With around 33% of yearly donations happening around December and Christmas donation, the nonprofit would be wise to give concerted effort to having as many creative ways someone could give both to and through the nonprofit. Whether someone wanted to give a donation, a gift card that benefited the nonprofit, or possibly even unused cell phone through the Trade2Save program, the nonprofit should be ready.
The Christmas donation time is not a time for the nonprofit to go on vacation, but instead engage donors with gusto. Even if that means standing in front of grocery stores selling $5 gift cards for others to give as presents, stay focused. Especially at Christmas, people want to give but it is up to the nonprofit and its volunteers to be visible and ready to accept the donations. For more ideas to engage donors in a Christmas donation, see the Fundraising Programs page.
Expert Fundraiser
Oct 18th
The Vital Expert Fundraiser
Of the roles vital to a nonprofit’s success, none are as important as the staff or director who agrees to become the expert fundraiser. For a nonprofit to achieve the financial success it needs to have to accomplish its mission statement, at least one person needs to become passionate about fundraising. Without an expert fundraiser the organization will not have the funds necessary to conduct business and the nonprofit will fail.
Expert Fundraiser Qualities
It does not take someone with highly developed marketing skills to become a good fundraiser. Most importantly the candidate needs to care about building relationships with people. It is relationships that attract donations, whether that be from individual, businesses or grant funders. A person who loves to build relationships will understand fundraising strategies the best.
Second, the expert fundraiser candidate needs to have a determined passion for the organization for which they are raising funds. Many times the person who has the greatest passion for the organization is the person or persons who found the organization. However, others who understand the vital role the nonprofit plays can be just as passionate. Passion will drive the fundraiser to reach farther for funding than any paycheck or work ethic will generate.
Third, the expert fundraiser will most likely be able to juggle lots of fundraising programs at once. Expert fundraisers understand that there needs to be many revenue streams generating funding all at the same time. Some efforts will generate donations at times while others will at other times. In addition, certain types of fundraising, like fundraising events will most likely generate many smaller, on-going donations with relative ease. On the other hand, grant writing can generate larger, one-time donations. It takes more than one type of fundraising to balance the budget of an aggressive and growing nonprofit.
Expert Fundraiser Attitude
An expert fundraiser learns quickly to allow rejection to roll off their back and move on. Much like sales, finding and cultivating donors is ripe with rejection. The key is to keep one eye on the overarching goal and embrace those that contribute to the big picture. Just like most things in life, some will want to be a part while the majority will have no interest. The expert fundraisers gift is to sort those that will be a part from those who have no interest. There is only one way to determine the interest someone has, and that is by asking. If the invitation is met with rejection, quickly moving on to find the person or company that is overjoyed to help, makes the last rejection irrelevant.
Expert Fundraiser Discernment
For the expert fundraiser, money is not necessarily the ultimate goal. One who is expert in fundraising understands the value of in-kind donations and volunteers. The time a volunteer can give to a nonprofit organization is priceless. If you added up a few hours each week and what that would cost your nonprofit in payroll, even at a modest amount per hour, a volunteer could be a major donor. Likewise, in-kind donations can add up quickly. The gift of goods, services or software could save your nonprofit buying the items, accounting for large donations.
Expert Fundraiser Determination
There is not much difference in a for profit company and a nonprofit other than the product. A for-profit company sells a widget which in turn makes the company a profit. The nonprofit, in essence sells the story of the good they do in the community. In the sales world, most agree that 10 conversations about something one sells results in 3 sales. The same strategy applies in the fundraising arena. Rarely does a donation appear out of nowhere. The expert fundraiser knows determination in fundraising results in great funding. The donations are out there for the asking.
The financial success of a nonprofit is largely dependent on the passion and attitude of the person in which the nonprofit gives the responsibility to raise funding. It does not take a rocket scientist to be an expert fundraiser, it takes a dedicated and determined one. If a nonprofit wants to have great funding, then pick a person with the right attitude and passion to be its expert fundraiser.
To learn the easiest and most up-to-date fundraising strategies and learn to be an expert fundraiser, check out the Fundraising Expert program here on this web site.
Fundraising Help
Oct 6th
Fundraising Help Success
As stated many times in my fundraising help articles, fundraising is vital to a nonprofit’s success. There are hundreds of different ways to find funding for a nonprofit however some are better and quicker than others.
There is no debate, the attrition rate in new nonprofits is high. Many times the difference in a nonprofit having the time to succeed is grounded in successful fundraising. Simple Nonprofit.com helps thousands of nonprofits each week around the world learn how to easily start, fund and run a successful nonprofit. However, it is also important that those nonprofits also have success in fundraising so they can move onto success with their nonprofit efforts. That why we will concentrate our efforts over the next several months in fundraising help that anyone can do.
Fundraising Help Activities
Fundraising for a nonprofit can be packaged in various ways including but not limited to online fundraising, fundraising events, grant writing and fundraising through businesses and individuals. None of these ways are self-sufficient on their own however, used together they form a stable fundraising strategy for a nonprofit. Learning how to combine these fundraising help methods together in a winning combination is a powerful resource and can give your nonprofit the financial ability to reach its charitable purpose.
Fundraising Help Woes
No doubt about it, fundraising for a nonprofit can be tough but with the right focused fundraising help, anyone and any nonprofit can raise the funding they need to fulfill their charitable activities. Getting a little fundraising help can keep a nonprofit from trying to “reinvent the wheel.” What I mean by that is nonprofits have been fundraising since the beginning of time. Likewise, there are easier ways of fundraising than others. Many who start nonprofits forget to get fundraising help by consulting with those who know the easier and better ways to fundraise.
Relationship Fundraising Help
The best fundraising help comes down to one principle, good relationship building equals good funding. When a person is more interested in building relationships with potential donors than they are just getting their money, fundraising success comes much easier. In addition, the relationships built are much more valuable than the money ever is. The chances are, the genuine relationships one builds could lead them to funding they could never imagine.
Fundraising Help Resources
The good news about fundraising is there is more ways to fundraise today than there ever were before. Armed with only a few resources, a nonprofit can get serious about fundraising and have several online fundraising solutions started in a matter of days. Those can give a nonprofit a quick infusion of funds while they are organizing other types of fundraising activities.
More Fundraising Help
Once a nonprofit gets a few online fundraising help efforts up and running, attention should turn to fundraising activities that can bring in local donations. Immediately the nonprofit should work on its branding such as logo, business cards, brochures and web site. Image is an important part of a nonprofit’s positive and professional image to donors. Equipped with great looking marketing materials a great first fundraising activity could be a dinner party, a spaghetti dinner or even a benefit concert. A nonprofit’s first fundraisers should focus on building relationships, handing out marketing materials and getting the word out about the nonprofit. While donations are good, the more people that know about the nonprofit and can get others involved the easier the fundraising will be in the future.
For information on how to start a nonprofit this link, Start a nonprofit may be helpful. For more fundraising help to learn to become an expert fundraiser take a look at the Fundraising Expert program here on this web site.
topic: fundraising help
CrowdFunding
Sep 21st
CrowdFunding
If you need a quick and easy way to raise a few dollars or thousands of dollars online try CrowdFunding.
Whether you are just starting a nonprofit or already have one up and running, a new type of online giving called CrowdFunding can be a very important factor in raising successful donations. The day and age has arrived where most people go online for shopping, directions, and even banking. For several years many have also begun to prefer to pay their bills, make their investments and send their donations online.
Online Giving is becoming one of the most important tools for developing fun and exciting giving that a nonprofit can add to their arsenal. I say arsenal because the battle for donations is real and everything a nonprofit can do to convenience the donor is vital. Crowdfunding equips a nonprofit with the ability to accept credit card donations from donors. In addition, an online giving site allows the donor the convenience of giving donations online even at 2AM in the morning.
CrowdFunding Is Fun
A popular and fun way for a nonprofit to raise funds online is called CrowdFunding. CrowdFunding is where a nonprofit puts up an ongoing or one time need, complete with details and pictures and invites others to help them reach their financial goals. As people give the online giving page tracks the progress and invites people to get their friends involved in helping the organization reach their goal. Hence the term CrowdFunding because the funding is achieved by a crowd of friends, family and their acquaintances all getting involved to meet the need.
CrowdFunding Is Easy
By setting up an online CrowdFunding site, it makes it easy for a nonprofit to have multiple projects that others can fund while keeping it easy for others to keep up-to-date on the progress and invite their friend’s involvement. In a matter of minutes, a nonprofit can sign up, create the donation web site, share the link with friends and begin collecting donations. In addition, the nonprofit receives online giving results in real time so you know exactly how your fundraising project is doing.
With a CrowdFunding site, anytime a nonprofit needs to raise a few dollars or thousands of dollars it is quick and easy to create a new project and begin sharing the link. Once donations are made they are instantly accessible and a small fee is taken out for use of the site. There is no simpler way to raise funds online. In fact, an organization does not even need nonprofit status to start CrowdFunding, it is available to anyone to raise funds for just about anything.
Start Your CrowdFunding Site Today
Whether you have a nonprofit or you are just working on putting one together and need the funds to get it started a quick CrowdFunding site may just be the answer to finding those funds. The great thing about the site I recommend is there is no start up fee and you only pay a small admin fee on each donation when one is made. That is super convenient. You can even connect your site to FaceBook and Twitter so your friends, family and others do most of the sharing for you.
No Experience Necessary and Nothing to Lose
It does not matter if you are the type that loves to fundraise or the type that is a bit intimidated at fundraising, online fundraising evens the playing field. Because there is no upfront fees, you have nothing to lose by trying it. If you need to start a nonprofit then the page you want is Start a Nonprofit. If you are wanting to raise funds the easy and fun way then CrowdFunding just might be the answer you have been looking for.
Topic: Crowdfunding
Step-By-Step Not For Profit
Sep 15th
Starting a Not For Profit
There are those all over the Internet that would discourage others from starting a not for profit, claiming that there is already too many not for profits in existence. The fact is, many of these same people who discourage others either have started their own non profit or work for a non profit. However, the needs of those less fortunate continue to grow and not enough helping them. While there may be many non profits in existence much of 80/20 rule still applies. Only 20% of the not for profit organizations in existence actually do most of the work.
My Not For Profit Experience
More than 12 years ago I started into the not for profit world not knowing anything about how to run or fund one. I wanted to spend the summer doing humanitarian work in Mexico supported solely by donors. The challenge I faced was that not many others besides my family wanted to donate money to my ambitions without being able to get a tax-deductible donation for the giving. Instantly, I was thrust into the frustrating and confusing quest of starting and learning how to run a not for profit.
Though starting a non profit can be daunting, the non profit industry has made the experience of creating a one much more difficult than it has to be. Starting and running a non profit can be a satisfying and amazing way to spend one’s life.
For many years after creating my not for profit and having great success in running it, the process of getting it started was worth the effort. With the non profit, I can go anywhere in the world, work to help those who are less fortunate, and allow people to donate to the work while receiving a tax deduction for their giving. For those in the US, the giving is tax-deductible.
Easily Start a Not For Profit
If you have the desire to become part of the 20% actually doing not for profit work, then I encourage you to start a one because there’s plenty of room for you. The fulfillment it gives a person’s life to help others is worth the effort and expense. I have also found, the challenges of creating a non profit in affordable manner, learning to fund it with a sustainable donor base, and the continual successful operation of a it does not have to be hard or expensive. Instead, I have devoted my time to helping those that want to easily create and run successful non profits. I can easily teach you how to start a non profit in no time at all. I have developed a unique bundle of resources called the Simple Nonprofit Starter Bundle you can download here. The bundle is an instant download that includes step-by-step guidance and all the resources, plus 100% support one needs to to easy start a not for profit.
Two Ways to Create a Not For Profit
Starting a non profit can be relatively simple and there are two popular ways to do so. The first is through setting up an independent 501c3 non profit. This is accomplished by incorporating a non profit corporation in the state in which you will be doing your non profit work. You will most likely want to apply for tax exempt status through the IRS which can be a lengthy and expensive process.
There is a simpler, much easier and quicker method of setting up a non profit through Fiscal Sponsorship. Fiscal Sponsorship allows you to have your non profit projects set up within the already existing structure of an independent 501c3 non profit. This process can be much quicker than setting up an independent non profit because it is the Fiscal Sponsor that makes the determination to include your non profit project.
Whichever way you choose to start your not for profit, the information here on Simple Nonprofit and especially the Simple Nonprofit Starter Bundle can give you all the help and support you need.
Step-By-Step Not For Profit
Sep 15th
Starting a Not For Profit
There are those all over the Internet that would discourage others from starting a not for profit, claiming that there is already too many not for profits in existence. The fact is, many of these same people who discourage others either have started their own non profit or work for a non profit. However, the needs of those less fortunate continue to grow and not enough helping them. While there may be many non profits in existence much of 80/20 rule still applies. Only 20% of the not for profit organizations in existence actually do most of the work.
My Not For Profit Experience
More than 12 years ago I started into the not for profit world not knowing anything about how to run or fund one. I wanted to spend the summer doing humanitarian work in Mexico supported solely by donors. The challenge I faced was that not many others besides my family wanted to donate money to my ambitions without being able to get a tax-deductible donation for the giving. Instantly, I was thrust into the frustrating and confusing quest of starting and learning how to run a not for profit.
Though starting a non profit can be daunting, the non profit industry has made the experience of creating a one much more difficult than it has to be. Starting and running a non profit can be a satisfying and amazing way to spend one’s life.
For many years after creating my not for profit and having great success in running it, the process of getting it started was worth the effort. With the non profit, I can go anywhere in the world, work to help those who are less fortunate, and allow people to donate to the work while receiving a tax deduction for their giving. For those in the US, the giving is tax-deductible.
Easily Start a Not For Profit
If you have the desire to become part of the 20% actually doing not for profit work, then I encourage you to start a one because there’s plenty of room for you. The fulfillment it gives a person’s life to help others is worth the effort and expense. I have also found, the challenges of creating a non profit in affordable manner, learning to fund it with a sustainable donor base, and the continual successful operation of a it does not have to be hard or expensive. Instead, I have devoted my time to helping those that want to easily create and run successful non profits. I can easily teach you how to start a non profit in no time at all. I have developed a unique bundle of resources called the Simple Nonprofit Starter Bundle you can download here. The bundle is an instant download that includes step-by-step guidance and all the resources, plus 100% support one needs to to easy start a not for profit.
Two Ways to Create a Not For Profit
Starting a non profit can be relatively simple and there are two popular ways to do so. The first is through setting up an independent 501c3 non profit. This is accomplished by incorporating a non profit corporation in the state in which you will be doing your non profit work. You will most likely want to apply for tax exempt status through the IRS which can be a lengthy and expensive process.
There is a simpler, much easier and quicker method of setting up a non profit through Fiscal Sponsorship. Fiscal Sponsorship allows you to have your non profit projects set up within the already existing structure of an independent 501c3 non profit. This process can be much quicker than setting up an independent non profit because it is the Fiscal Sponsor that makes the determination to include your non profit project.
Whichever way you choose to start your not for profit, the information here on Simple Nonprofit and especially the Simple Nonprofit Starter Bundle can give you all the help and support you need.
Step-By-Step Not For Profit
Sep 15th
Starting a Not For Profit
There are those all over the Internet that would discourage others from starting a not for profit, claiming that there is already too many not for profits in existence. The fact is, many of these same people who discourage others either have started their own non profit or work for a non profit. However, the needs of those less fortunate continue to grow and not enough helping them. While there may be many non profits in existence much of 80/20 rule still applies. Only 20% of the not for profit organizations in existence actually do most of the work.
My Not For Profit Experience
More than 12 years ago I started into the not for profit world not knowing anything about how to run or fund one. I wanted to spend the summer doing humanitarian work in Mexico supported solely by donors. The challenge I faced was that not many others besides my family wanted to donate money to my ambitions without being able to get a tax-deductible donation for the giving. Instantly, I was thrust into the frustrating and confusing quest of starting and learning how to run a not for profit.
Though starting a non profit can be daunting, the non profit industry has made the experience of creating a one much more difficult than it has to be. Starting and running a non profit can be a satisfying and amazing way to spend one’s life.
For many years after creating my not for profit and having great success in running it, the process of getting it started was worth the effort. With the non profit, I can go anywhere in the world, work to help those who are less fortunate, and allow people to donate to the work while receiving a tax deduction for their giving. For those in the US, the giving is tax-deductible.
Easily Start a Not For Profit
If you have the desire to become part of the 20% actually doing not for profit work, then I encourage you to start a one because there’s plenty of room for you. The fulfillment it gives a person’s life to help others is worth the effort and expense. I have also found, the challenges of creating a non profit in affordable manner, learning to fund it with a sustainable donor base, and the continual successful operation of a it does not have to be hard or expensive. Instead, I have devoted my time to helping those that want to easily create and run successful non profits. I can easily teach you how to start a non profit in no time at all. I have developed a unique bundle of resources called the Simple Nonprofit Starter Bundle you can download here. The bundle is an instant download that includes step-by-step guidance and all the resources, plus 100% support one needs to to easy start a not for profit.
Two Ways to Create a Not For Profit
Starting a non profit can be relatively simple and there are two popular ways to do so. The first is through setting up an independent 501c3 non profit. This is accomplished by incorporating a non profit corporation in the state in which you will be doing your non profit work. You will most likely want to apply for tax exempt status through the IRS which can be a lengthy and expensive process.
There is a simpler, much easier and quicker method of setting up a non profit through Fiscal Sponsorship. Fiscal Sponsorship allows you to have your non profit projects set up within the already existing structure of an independent 501c3 non profit. This process can be much quicker than setting up an independent non profit because it is the Fiscal Sponsor that makes the determination to include your non profit project.
Whichever way you choose to start your not for profit, the information here on Simple Nonprofit and especially the Simple Nonprofit Starter Bundle can give you all the help and support you need.
Step-By-Step Not For Profit
Sep 15th
Starting a Not For Profit
There are those all over the Internet that would discourage others from starting a not for profit, claiming that there is already too many not for profits in existence. The fact is, many of these same people who discourage others either have started their own non profit or work for a non profit. However, the needs of those less fortunate continue to grow and not enough helping them. While there may be many non profits in existence much of 80/20 rule still applies. Only 20% of the not for profit organizations in existence actually do most of the work.
My Not For Profit Experience
More than 12 years ago I started into the not for profit world not knowing anything about how to run or fund one. I wanted to spend the summer doing humanitarian work in Mexico supported solely by donors. The challenge I faced was that not many others besides my family wanted to donate money to my ambitions without being able to get a tax-deductible donation for the giving. Instantly, I was thrust into the frustrating and confusing quest of starting and learning how to run a not for profit.
Though starting a non profit can be daunting, the non profit industry has made the experience of creating a one much more difficult than it has to be. Starting and running a non profit can be a satisfying and amazing way to spend one’s life.
For many years after creating my not for profit and having great success in running it, the process of getting it started was worth the effort. With the non profit, I can go anywhere in the world, work to help those who are less fortunate, and allow people to donate to the work while receiving a tax deduction for their giving. For those in the US, the giving is tax-deductible.
Easily Start a Not For Profit
If you have the desire to become part of the 20% actually doing not for profit work, then I encourage you to start a one because there’s plenty of room for you. The fulfillment it gives a person’s life to help others is worth the effort and expense. I have also found, the challenges of creating a non profit in affordable manner, learning to fund it with a sustainable donor base, and the continual successful operation of a it does not have to be hard or expensive. Instead, I have devoted my time to helping those that want to easily create and run successful non profits. I can easily teach you how to start a non profit in no time at all. I have developed a unique bundle of resources called the Simple Nonprofit Starter Bundle you can download here. The bundle is an instant download that includes step-by-step guidance and all the resources, plus 100% support one needs to to easy start a not for profit.
Two Ways to Create a Not For Profit
Starting a non profit can be relatively simple and there are two popular ways to do so. The first is through setting up an independent 501c3 non profit. This is accomplished by incorporating a non profit corporation in the state in which you will be doing your non profit work. You will most likely want to apply for tax exempt status through the IRS which can be a lengthy and expensive process.
There is a simpler, much easier and quicker method of setting up a non profit through Fiscal Sponsorship. Fiscal Sponsorship allows you to have your non profit projects set up within the already existing structure of an independent 501c3 non profit. This process can be much quicker than setting up an independent non profit because it is the Fiscal Sponsor that makes the determination to include your non profit project.
Whichever way you choose to start your not for profit, the information here on Simple Nonprofit and especially the Simple Nonprofit Starter Bundle can give you all the help and support you need.
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