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Fundraising at different stages of growth

Fundraising at different stages of growth

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Fundraising at different stages of growth

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- Just like a for-profit company, your nonprofit can raise different kinds of capital, depending on your stage of growth. Think about a typical commercial startup. It may launch with the friends and family around and some angel investment money, then graduate to a seven-year venture capital deal, and later go public and sell shares on the stock market. A similar social capital market exist for non-profit, although it's not as formally organized the way it is for companies. For starters, there's no non-profit Nasdaq. Still, it's really important to understand your option as your group grows. Let's start by looking at a typical growth curve for a non-profit organization. Then I'll show you what kinds of capital are available at these different growth stages. A typical non-profit growth trajectory looks something like this. The horizontal axis plots the four major stages of non-profit growth, startup, early, mezzanine, and mature. Then the vertical axis depicts revenues, starting at zero…

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