[Mark_Hager_Forum_Moderator]

Ron! Sorry that the forums are starting off so slowly… we hope it will ratchet up as the NFC gets more traction. And, ironically enough, start-up traction is right in line with the question you’re asking about. How do you get your nonprofit rolling?

You’ll find a variety of sites that are more geared toward start-up and fundraising… the Nonprofit Financial Commons is geared more toward financial operations. One place I suggest you look is Ashoka.org, an organization that has gotten a lot of traction over past couple decades in connecting social entrepreneurs and sharing models for what WORKS in helping them get established and grow. They are a treasure trove of both written resources and potential connections that hopefully will give you ideas and models for how to get further off the ground.

ashoka.org

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[Mark_Hager_Forum_Moderator]

For Case Study 2: Can you tell us again what makes this a grant (contribution) rather than a contract (earned)?

[Mark_Hager_Forum_Moderator]

In Case Study 1: Why do we even book pledges (with restrictions)? Why not just book the contributions as received when they come in?

[Mark_Hager_Forum_Moderator]

I’m glad we’ll have a chance to spend more time with this topic. I’m Mark, one of the NFC moderators, and I’m looking forward to having more back-and-forth in the forums.

[Mark_Hager_Forum_Moderator]

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