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◗ Why do you want to do it?
◗ Is someone else meeting the needs you want to meet? If so, are you better served partnering with them?
◗ Is it a vanity project?
◗ Is your primary motivator to help those who will benefit from it? Or do you have an ulterior motive? If so, what?
◗ What other non profits are already in the space you want to penetrate? What are they doing? How are they doing? Who are they serving? How are they serving them? How are they generating revenue? How are they generating donations?
◗ Do you know how to create a non-profit? If not, do you plan on hiring a lawyer or accountant to assist? If so, do you know the costs associated with that?
◗ How will you generate donations? Revenue?
◗ How will you structure your non-profit? ◗ Your non-profit will serve whom? How?
By what means?
◗ What’s your long term plan for it? Where do you see it in 5 years? 10? 15?
◗ How will you balance your day job with your non profit obligations?
◗ What staff will you hire? What salaries and benefits do you anticipate offering? Where will the money come from to pay for these?
Become Your Own CEO
Sample Strategic Plan for a Non-Profit
IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO CREATE A NON-PROFIT, ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING
ONCE YOU HAVE DISCUSSED AND ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS, CREATE A STRATEGIC PLAN WITH THE FOLLOWING
◗ Mission Statement
◗ Vision Statement
◗ Values
◗ First Principles
◗ Purpose
◗ Meta Goals
◗ Meta Goals broken down into smaller goals
◗ Action Steps for each goal
◗ Deadlines for completing the
action steps
◗ Budget
◗ Division of labor for action steps
◗ Measuring success of action steps
◗ Evaluating success
◗ Creating accountability
◗ Define process when aspects of action steps or goals fall short of expectations
◗ Create schedule of follow up meetings to measure success and address shortcomings
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