Does fundraising prepare you to be an entrepreneur?
In this last year, I’ve stepped away from fundraising full time and started to grow different businesses. And I’ve done fairly well, which makes me wonder, are fundraising and entrepreneurship similar? Could fundraising be the first step to starting your own business? Let’s take a look. Fundraising: You learn how to market your nonprofit with […]
Want to sell your hybrid nonprofit to a larger corporation? Start collaborating
Oh holy moly.
World of Good got acquired by eBay and Greater Good!
Now you can find World of Good at eBay.
What is World of Good?
World of Good was founded in 2004 by Priya Haji, MBA with the mission to help small artisan producers improve their livelihoods by providing them with access to mainstream retail markets.
Why does the hybrid nonprofit model work?
Do you want to help solve the problem of homelessness?
Do you want to help provide affordable housing?
Do you want to help people get jobs?
Are you thinking of starting a hybrid nonprofit?
The Zen of Fundraising-Hybrid Nonprofits
This tiny book was recommended to me by Clayton Gibson, publisher of “My Out Spirit” and it’s showing me a model of nonprofit success that I wanted to share with you. It’s called “Instructions to the Cook” by Bernard Glassman, abbot of the Zen center of Los Angeles and New York, and Rick Fields, author of “Chop Wood, Carry Water.”
Your Overhead is In Your Head. All of the money is going to the cause.
So, you’re talking to a donor and the first thing they want to know is: How much of this donation goes to the cause?
This has become the only standard by which a nonprofit is judged deserving on funds. And this is truly sad.
How Nimble are Your Development Skills?
“Are you defined by passion and effort or effort and risk?” -Manuel Zarate