My husband and I have just been approved to start our nonprofit. All we know is the mission, experience, and how bad we want to do this. But we have no idea where to begin!-Charline Wright, Chief Operations Officer, N-the-Wrightway Corp, Kansas City, Mo.
I suggest you start by reading this article in the The Stanford Social Innovation Review and then writing a "theory of change" for your organization. As the article states, a mission is general in scope while a "theory of change" is quite specific. Once that's done, I suggest you write a simple business plan that outlines what you will do, how you will be funded, and your long-term plan for the organization. I have found that business plans are hard to write when my thinking isn't yet clear, and easy to write once I've done all of the thinking. Your next step after writing a business plan depends on the source of funding. Please write back when you are ready, or if you'd like additional ideas and resources.
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