10 Fundraising Ideas to START UP a Nonprofit

How can you start up a nonprofit with no money? You can still fundraise! Here are 10 simple fundraising ideas you can try to raise just enough to get your nonprofit started. #Nonprofit #Fundraising #Nonprofits

Many think you can’t do fundraising for nonprofits before they get their 501c3 status, but that isn’t true. You can still try some fundraiser ideas to raise enough to apply for your legal nonprofit status as long as you’re transparent with your supporters and donors that their donations are not yet tax-exempt.

In this video I share a few simple no or low-cost ideas to raise money in person or through virtual or online fundraisers. These ideas won’t raise tens of thousands of dollars, but they’ll help you get what you need to file your paperwork to get yourself going!

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