How do you start to fundraise when you start a nonprofit organization? Fundraising can be intimidating; here is a step by step guide to getting started. #Fundraise #Nonprofit #Startup

When you start a nonprofit, figuring out how to raise money can seem like one of the scariest or challenging parts of the process. But, raising funds is typically necessary to grow your nonprofit organization’s impacts, and a critical skill to learn to succeed. Here are the basics of how you start fundraising when you’re first starting a nonprofit from scratch, especially from individual donors. When you break it down into common sense, easy to follow steps, it doesn’t have to seem so daunting!

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