Building a successful nonprofit is hard especially if you don’t have a roadmap. I know first hand from my days on a new nonprofit’s Board. I had nonprofit experience in larger organizations so I knew what one looked like from the inside but I saw so many things that needed to be done. I Googled “start a nonprofit” and got plenty of articles on the paperwork but after the 501(c)3, there wasn’t much help. So, I began researching the reasons nonprofits fail in the first year. I figured that was a problem to tackle so we weren’t just another statistic. And what came out of my research and talking to other Founders was my book, I Have My 501(c)3! Now What?!? As I talked more to Founders and mentored them, I found it wasn’t enough. That’s why I created the Build a Successful Nonprofit framework to help Founders put together the pieces that create a successful nonprofit- one that covers costs and builds infrastructure. This Framework governs everything I do in my business. There are three pillars to the framework.
Topics discussed in this episode:
– Pillar 1: Infrastructure Pillar [00:01:25]
– Board [00:03:00]
– Strategic Plan [00:03:21]
– Tactical Plan and Budget [00:04:30]
– Program Development [00:05:21]
– Policies and Procedures [00:06:30]
– Fundraising Foundations [00:07:08]
– Pillar 2: Time Management Pillar [00:12:09]
– Pillar 3:Fundraising Basics Pillar [00:13:37]
– Know Your Donors [00:14:30]
– Know Your Strategy [00:15:19]
– Know Your Plan [00:15:45]
– How the Framework Solves the Problems of Lack of Infrastructure and Lack of Funding [00:16:00]
Resources mentioned in this episode:
– Grant Ready Program Development Template [00:06:03]
– Payment Processor- Givebox [00:08:03]
– Email Service Provider- MailChimp (free up to 2,000 email addresses) [00:09:30]
– Email Service Provider- MailerLite (free up to 1,000 email addresses) [00:09:30]
– Email Service Provider- Constant Contact (free trial) [00:09:30]
– Free Accounting Software- Wave App [00:10:05]
– Donor Database- Little Green Light (Deep Discount through TechSoup) [00:12:00]
– A Founder’s Guide to Building a Nonprofit Without Being the Sole Funder [00:17:38]
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