I have been thinking about all the various things I could do with my major. I really want to work for World Vision and raise money for clean water, but someone borught to my attention about starting my own organization. I could start my own, with my own ideas and systems and people working along side me. People I love and trust. I am really excited about the thought if that, but it scares me to death. I am going to continue to seek out what God has planned for my life, but right now… this sounds like a neat idea.
Please feel free to share with me ideas- a massive social media experiment of things I would need to consider- budget, financial responsibilties, any things I could be overlooking, or any words of encouragement.
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First, I’d suggest you take Non-Profits & Grant-Writing. It’s a class offered by the School of Education and you can find it under leisure studies on SIS. It’s offered in the fall. You learn how to develop an organization (paper-work, factors to consider, constitution, board development) and how to write a grant for a real organization. It’s definitely worth your time if you’re interested in pursuing non-profit work.
Second, it’s not that creating an organization is a bad idea, but if an other organization already offers what you’re interested in you’d end up competing against each other, which may confuse your benefactors and the public. It doesn’t make sense when two groups with a common mission don’t work together.
Third, if you’re still interested in creating your own organization- shoot Jerry an e-mail at jerry.jordan@okstate.edu. He’s the NP teacher. Meet with him for guidance and resources for starting your own non-profit. Definitely take the class if you can – you can work on your organization through your coursework.
Hope that helps! Sorry for the rambling!