Comments on: Grant Your Start Up Wish Wednesday: Calling on our Readers with Non-Profit Experience http://startupprincess.com/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/ Mon, 21 May 2012 08:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: startupprincess http://startupprincess.com/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2807 startupprincess Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:50:47 +0000 http://startupprincess.com/wordpress/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/#comment-2807 Wendy-congrats on your startup! I'll be contacting you, I want to hear more about it. Jennifer-glad that you're excited to get the ball rolling and exercise your magic wand too! You can do it--you have a support network and a couple of Fairy Godmothers now to help out, the SBDC is awesome, and SCORE.org is also very helpful..you're on your way! Jamie-yes! It is an amazing idea! Thanks for encouraging Jennifer! Wendy-congrats on your startup! I’ll be contacting you, I want to hear more about it.

Jennifer-glad that you’re excited to get the ball rolling and exercise your magic wand too! You can do it–you have a support network and a couple of Fairy Godmothers now to help out, the SBDC is awesome, and SCORE.org is also very helpful..you’re on your way!

Jamie-yes! It is an amazing idea! Thanks for encouraging Jennifer!

]]> By: Jamie Bird http://startupprincess.com/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2782 Jamie Bird Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:41:29 +0000 http://startupprincess.com/wordpress/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/#comment-2782 This is excellent information! I never even thought of offering a service like this. As an avid animal lover, I would love to see you succeed! Good luck!! This is excellent information! I never even thought of offering a service like this. As an avid animal lover, I would love to see you succeed! Good luck!!

]]> By: Jennifer Kent Schroeder http://startupprincess.com/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2772 Jennifer Kent Schroeder Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:45:30 +0000 http://startupprincess.com/wordpress/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/#comment-2772 Thank you all for your wonderful comments and advice. I can think of no greater reward for myself than to be able to give back to people and animals that are experiencing difficult times. Thank you all for your advice and offers for assistance. I am sure it will be a much easier to accomplish my goals with all of your help. I have been a bit apprehensive to get started because of my lack of knowledge in the world of non-profit. However, now with all of your words of encouragement I am ready to get started. Thank you to everyone! Thank you all for your wonderful comments and advice. I can think of no greater reward for myself than to be able to give back to people and animals that are experiencing difficult times.
Thank you all for your advice and offers for assistance. I am sure it will be a much easier to accomplish my goals with all of your help.
I have been a bit apprehensive to get started because of my lack of knowledge in the world of non-profit. However, now with all of your words of encouragement I am ready to get started.

Thank you to everyone!

]]> By: Wendy Williamson http://startupprincess.com/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2710 Wendy Williamson Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:15:16 +0000 http://startupprincess.com/wordpress/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/#comment-2710 Oh, I'm so excited. I got my charity tax exemption last October. It has been almost a year. I remember thinking about this idea for a few years and asked many people what to do. Most just responded that it is a lot of work and just have an attorney take care of it. Finding out the exorbitant prices, I knew that I had to do it myself. After a couple of months of hard work and many hours, I sent off my application. About two months later, I received my tax exemption number and framed it. I would love to help you and maybe lead you on a path that will help you get your tax exempt status. It is so wonderful that you have decided to make a positive change in the world. Oh, I’m so excited. I got my charity tax exemption last October. It has been almost a year.

I remember thinking about this idea for a few years and asked many people what to do. Most just responded that it is a lot of work and just have an attorney take care of it. Finding out the exorbitant prices, I knew that I had to do it myself.

After a couple of months of hard work and many hours, I sent off my application. About two months later, I received my tax exemption number and framed it.

I would love to help you and maybe lead you on a path that will help you get your tax exempt status.

It is so wonderful that you have decided to make a positive change in the world.

]]> By: Julie Lenzer Kirk http://startupprincess.com/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2434 Julie Lenzer Kirk Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:22:00 +0000 http://startupprincess.com/wordpress/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/#comment-2434 What a great idea! I have worked in the pet food industry for almost 17 years on the manufacturing side and I have seen large pet food companies donate pet food in the case of natural disasters, etc. I am sure they have a budget for this. I would start with their marketing departments and tell them what you're doing and ask who you should talk to. I would be happy to make some intros for you - let's do that via e-mail. As for the non-profits, I have been on the Board of many different non-profits. You want to incorporate as a 501(c)3 so that you can take cash donations and the company donating can write it off. There is a company that will do that for you for $250 www.501c3.org. That is the first step. I agree with Nathania that running a non-profit is very much like running a business in that you have to match your expenses and income (grants, donations, etc). The only difference is that you don't get to take out any 'extra' money you might have and keep it for yourself, though you absolutely can pay yourself a reasonable salary. You go, girl! What a great idea! I have worked in the pet food industry for almost 17 years on the manufacturing side and I have seen large pet food companies donate pet food in the case of natural disasters, etc. I am sure they have a budget for this. I would start with their marketing departments and tell them what you’re doing and ask who you should talk to. I would be happy to make some intros for you – let’s do that via e-mail.

As for the non-profits, I have been on the Board of many different non-profits. You want to incorporate as a 501(c)3 so that you can take cash donations and the company donating can write it off. There is a company that will do that for you for $250 http://www.501c3.org. That is the first step.

I agree with Nathania that running a non-profit is very much like running a business in that you have to match your expenses and income (grants, donations, etc). The only difference is that you don’t get to take out any ‘extra’ money you might have and keep it for yourself, though you absolutely can pay yourself a reasonable salary.

You go, girl!

]]> By: startupprincess http://startupprincess.com/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 startupprincess Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:53:56 +0000 http://startupprincess.com/wordpress/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/#comment-2433 Hi Nathania! I appreciate your ideas here, smart approach to begin with local community, also she might have luck with networking with her local PetSmart and pet shops. Hi Nathania! I appreciate your ideas here, smart approach to begin with local community, also she might have luck with networking with her local PetSmart and pet shops.

]]> By: Nathania - Bold Interactive http://startupprincess.com/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2431 Nathania - Bold Interactive Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:13:36 +0000 http://startupprincess.com/wordpress/grant-your-start-up-wish-wednesday-calling-on-our-readers-with-non-profit-experience/#comment-2431 I would start by talking to local veterinarians. The pet companies cater to them, so they might have good contacts for you. My other nugget of advice is that running a non-profit requires business skills. I once worked for an educational charity that hired a bunch of teachers for non-curriculum roles. They didn't really know what they were doing. I would start by talking to local veterinarians. The pet companies cater to them, so they might have good contacts for you.

My other nugget of advice is that running a non-profit requires business skills. I once worked for an educational charity that hired a bunch of teachers for non-curriculum roles. They didn’t really know what they were doing.

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