Three mistakes early nonprofit founders make: expecting donations just for having nonprofit status, trying to go it alone, and underestimating how much community trust matters. You have to earn it through relationships and partnerships.
And if you're just really sometimes starting, you're like, dang, I'm just starting my nonprofit. I think this is just hard work because I can't get funding. I can't get support. I have limited resources. I can't, don't have a board of directors. Da da da da da. Been there, done that. I can show you. I can show you how to get through it. But starting a nonprofit is amazing. But this is the truth about the truth. It's not going to be easy. And when you're first starting, no one's going to just be like, oh, I want to give you money. You have your nonprofit status. I want to give you money. No. You're gonna have to find people who know, like, and trust you. You're gonna have to get in the community and get around the people that you want to serve, right? And who you want to collaborate with, because you're going to need collaborative partners. You can't do it solo.
