- Published: Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Why are people so critical when young people start non-profits?
Time and time again, I hear people say, "there are enough non-profits out there. Young people should just join what's already out there. I don't think starting another non-profit is the best use of resources. I mean, I started my own, but…"
Starting a non-profit is hard. It takes time, money and resources. Starting a company is hard. It takes time, money and resources.
When someone is thinking of starting a company, such as a new mobile app, no one ever says, "you should just join X mobile app company, you'll be able to make more of an impact that way". Because it's not true. So why do we say that to would-be non-profit founders?
There are many innovative, sustainably non-profit business models now that do good, while doing well.
Why can't we just accept that like in the capital marketplace, the best non-profits will survive, and the others won't.
The non-profit founders, the founders, the crazy ones - these are the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world - but they need all the help they can get getting there.