The ‘I Imagine’ Blog

People who start a nonprofit organization are inspired by a vision to build a legacy for future generations and leave a mark.  Behind anyone’s vision to start a nonprofit organization is a concrete intent and purpose.  This purpose expresses the organization in terms of who it’s going to benefit, how, and its basic service.  Your…

There are many sources of revenue for nonprofits and one of the most popular is nonprofit grants. Let’s discuss what a nonprofit grant is and how to get access to one. What Are Nonprofit Grants? A nonprofit grant can be described as a subsidy, gift, contribution, or bounty provided by a government or institution for…

Impact Entrepreneurship: How To Start A Business, Do What You Love & Maximize Your Impact – with a $100 startup budget “Do what you love and never work another day in your life”. If you like that quote, this might be the most important article you ever read. A lot of people (maybe you) have…

Before getting into how to start a 501c3 nonprofit in detail, what does 501c3 mean? 501c3 is a section of the IRS tax code. What does “registered nonprofit” mean? This can get confusing. If you create a nonprofit corporation in your state then you are a ‘registered’ nonprofit. But that doesn’t have anything to do…

A simple starting for understanding the impact of nonprofit organizations. This a holistic view that proceeds metrics that quantify the impact of nonprofit organizations. This article is about maximizing the impact of the operations of your organization rather than the work you do to advance the cause your organization is focused on. I invented a…