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Everything a new nonprofit needs in its first year, set up correctly the first time.
What it looks like from the inside
You have a cause, a few people who believe in it, and a hundred questions. Whether to incorporate or find a fiscal sponsor. Who should be on the first board. What the first budget looks like when there's no revenue yet. Which registrations you need in which states. What tools to buy and which ones to skip. And underneath all of it, whether you're doing this in the right order.
What it's costing you
Founders who get the order wrong spend their first two years undoing it. The wrong fiscal sponsor arrangement, the board of friends who can't fundraise, the CRM that was free until it wasn't, the state registration nobody mentioned. None of it is fatal. All of it is avoidable, and every month spent on it is a month not spent on the mission.
What fixed looks like
A legal structure that fits your plan. A first board that brings what you need. A first budget that's honest about the first year. A first fundraising plan that starts with the people who already believe. Registrations and compliance done once, correctly. A starter tech stack and a website that will still make sense when you're five times bigger.
How we work on it
We've started organizations and we've raised the first dollar. Get a plan: the formation roadmap, in order. Get it built: the board, the budget, the fundraising plan, the compliance setup, the website. Get a team: a standing advisor for the first year, for the questions you don't know to ask yet. On formation and registration questions we work alongside your legal counsel and CPA.
- Nonprofit formation and fiscal sponsorship guidance
- First board, first budget, first fundraising plan
- Charitable registration and compliance setup
- Starter tech stack and website