Nonprofit Myths: #4 - Overhead
MYTH: If we’re running our nonprofit efficiently, our overhead and administrative costs should be small.
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Nonprofit Myths: #3 - Public Charities
MYTH: I am starting a foundation to give out school supplies to kids who cannot afford them. I can’t wait to see their little faces when I give them new backpacks and markers!
Nonprofit Myths: #2 - Salaries
MYTH: I am going to be president of my nonprofit and make $100,000 a year!
Leading With Strength
Much has been said about a shift in how we describe the communities we serve. Instead of writing a classic “problem statement” detailing what is wrong, or missing, we’re urged to write instead about what’s right--what strengths a community already has that it can build on. This “asset-based” approach doesn’t deny that work needs to be done, it simply affirms the resources and resilience that already exist.
Nonprofit Myths: #1 - Tax Exempt Status; Ownership
MYTH: Nonprofit and tax-exempt mean the same thing.
MYTH: I own my nonprofit.