Comments on: So You Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’: 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Start Your Own Nonprofit http://www.rosettathurman.com/2008/01/so-you-wanna-be-startin-somethin-5-reasons-you-shouldnt-start-your-own-nonprofit/ empowering a new generation of leaders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: OceanGrand.org http://www.rosettathurman.com/2008/01/so-you-wanna-be-startin-somethin-5-reasons-you-shouldnt-start-your-own-nonprofit/#comment-1546 OceanGrand.org Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:39:34 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=192#comment-1546 At Ocean Grand we do not agree. We see new successful nonprofits start everyday and do great. If your going to start a new nonprofit, yes you had better be ready to work at making it successful. Nonprofits work...if you work them. Instead of discouraging people to not start nonprofits maybe the answer is to rebrand the nonprofit arena. See http://oceangrand.org/rebranding-the-nonprofit/ Don't let this post discourage you from starting a new nonprofit. We need lots of new, vibrant and successful nonprofits. We at Ocean Grand will help you make your new or old nonprofit a success. At Ocean Grand we do not agree. We see new successful nonprofits start everyday and do great. If your going to start a new nonprofit, yes you had better be ready to work at making it successful. Nonprofits work…if you work them. Instead of discouraging people to not start nonprofits maybe the answer is to rebrand the nonprofit arena. See http://oceangrand.org/rebranding-the-nonprofit/

Don’t let this post discourage you from starting a new nonprofit. We need lots of new, vibrant and successful nonprofits. We at Ocean Grand will help you make your new or old nonprofit a success.

]]> By: Virtual Arts Law http://www.rosettathurman.com/2008/01/so-you-wanna-be-startin-somethin-5-reasons-you-shouldnt-start-your-own-nonprofit/#comment-416 Virtual Arts Law Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:31:00 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=192#comment-416 Excellent post. Those 5 considerations really pinpoint what people fail to think about when they form new nonprofits.<br/>Kathleen, nonprofit attorney Excellent post. Those 5 considerations really pinpoint what people fail to think about when they form new nonprofits.
Kathleen, nonprofit attorney

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.rosettathurman.com/2008/01/so-you-wanna-be-startin-somethin-5-reasons-you-shouldnt-start-your-own-nonprofit/#comment-227 Anonymous Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:36:00 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=192#comment-227 Re: mergers<br/><br/>There are many nonprofit organizations that would not benefit from a merger, but would benefit from a collaborative project. The senior center wouldn't want to merge with a nursery school, but together they can do some really awesome (and fundable) intergenerational programs. Throw a community theatre in there, and you'd have the intersection of three organizations with widely divergent missions, all achieving a portion of theirs. Re: mergers

There are many nonprofit organizations that would not benefit from a merger, but would benefit from a collaborative project. The senior center wouldn’t want to merge with a nursery school, but together they can do some really awesome (and fundable) intergenerational programs. Throw a community theatre in there, and you’d have the intersection of three organizations with widely divergent missions, all achieving a portion of theirs.

]]> By: Jeremy Gregg http://www.rosettathurman.com/2008/01/so-you-wanna-be-startin-somethin-5-reasons-you-shouldnt-start-your-own-nonprofit/#comment-226 Jeremy Gregg Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:28:00 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=192#comment-226 The same amount of money for half as money non-profits would yield a greater overall return to society, I say.<br/><br/>Thanks for your work -- I'll blog it. <br/><br/>Jeremy Gregg, Editor<br/>The Raiser's Razor The same amount of money for half as money non-profits would yield a greater overall return to society, I say.

Thanks for your work — I’ll blog it.

Jeremy Gregg, Editor
The Raiser’s Razor

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.rosettathurman.com/2008/01/so-you-wanna-be-startin-somethin-5-reasons-you-shouldnt-start-your-own-nonprofit/#comment-224 Jennifer Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:52:00 +0000 http://rosettathurman.com/blog/?p=192#comment-224 Great post - I completely agree. Having 'lived' through the merge of two niche nonprofits it's easier said than done. It's not just about competing egos. The challenges in our merge had much more to do with different organizational culture. Happy ending, though - 10 years later the merged organization has finally come into it's own and is going strong.<br/><br/>... now I have the Michael Jackson song stuck in my head... Great post – I completely agree. Having ‘lived’ through the merge of two niche nonprofits it’s easier said than done. It’s not just about competing egos. The challenges in our merge had much more to do with different organizational culture. Happy ending, though – 10 years later the merged organization has finally come into it’s own and is going strong.

… now I have the Michael Jackson song stuck in my head…

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