Want to start a new nonprofit? Don't!

Want to start a new nonprofit? Don't do it! Well, at least not yet . . . Instead, involve yourself in a similar existing nonprofit; increase or broaden their capacity; and learn from them... Then - and only then! - only if your service and mission are dissimilar enough, should you consider a new nonprofit. What usually happens with the growth of new nonprofits in a community today is a tragic duplication of services and a dilution of funding across the sector - weakening all nonprofits. Collaboration is the "critical shift" for both new and old nonprofits alike.
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