Starting a Nonprofit? How to go from Founder to full-time Executive Director, get a contract with your city, grow your funding, and more? #Nonprofits #StartingANonprofit #nonprofits

Talking to Preston Ross, Founder and Executive Director of ‪@raleighcleanup‬ about his Nonprofit Founder journey!

If you are starting or growing a nonprofit, thinking about it, or have just started a nonprofit, or KNOW someone who is trying to start a nonprofit, I hope this helps!

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00:00 Welcome
01:11 Meet Preston!
02:16 Community Need
03:55 Market Research to Start the Nonprofit
09:17 Impacts and Contract with the City
21:23 Fair Compensation as an Executive Director
23:55 Training and Expenses as a Start Up vs Now
29:19 Revenue as a Start Up vs Now
31:45 First Salary and Negotiating Salary with the Board

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