How To Start A Nonprofit

There are over 1.8 million nonprofits that exist in the United States to provide charity, relief, and aid to people who need it. All nonprofits exist to solve pressing societal issues, and they do a lot of public good. Starting a nonprofit takes years of dedication, but it is all worth it to help people.

Passionate about community work and empowering individuals, Val DiGiorgio’s philanthropic efforts are guided by faith and education. Read on to learn more about starting a nonprofit.

Nonprofits, by nature, do not exist to make a profit for the owner. However, they need to be run like a regular business in order to be successful. Follow these tips to get started:

1. What problems are you passionate about solving? At the planning stage, you have to research the demand for whatever service you are providing for people. Determine what the need is and how you can fulfill that need.
2. Do research into what other nonprofits are doing. Where can you fill in the gaps of other organizations? What makes you stand apart from them? How are your services better?
3.  Where will you get the funding from? All nonprofits need financial support, just like a regular business would. Before you start trying to find investors, you need to write out a detailed business plan to determine the costs of running the organization.