Starting a Nonprofit with the 12-Week Year Framework

Starting a nonprofit? Here’s how to use the book The 12 Week Year. #nonprofits #12weekyear #startinganonprofit
The 12-Week Year by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington can be a great framework to create a start-up action plan for your new nonprofit organization!
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// CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome!
01:58 Applying the 12-Week Year Framework
03:09 The First 12 Weeks
04:08 Week 1
04:59 Week 2
05:59 Week 3
08:14 Weeks 4-7
08:33 Week 8
09:04 Weeks 9-12
10:47 The Second 12 Weeks
11:01 Week 1
12:50 Weeks 2-4
13:51 Week 5
14:14 Week 6
15:15 Week 7
15:54 Weeks 8-12
16:37 Filing checklist
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[@wednesdaysworld1471]

Sacred Space is finally a 100% Nonprofit! Now working on the bank account. Thank you for all of your videos. They help so much.

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Woo! Congrats!!

[@timothyg100]

Thanks!

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Thank you SOOO much for supporting the channel!!

[@BoldCold]

Whoa... Excellent!
Still digesting. Very thorough and helpful.
Thanks for sharing,
James

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Glad it was helpful!

[@timothyg100]

Day#2 Week #1

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

Is that where you are?

[@timothyg100]

@@AmberMelanieSmith Yes and with years of want too behind me.

[@DaveCzarski]

wow this is realy good advice, I have so many ideas but this framework realy helps to get a handle on things! Great inspiration, I'll definately try to implement it. Thank you so much! keep it up ;)

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

I love this framework too!

[@TheBizAIaz]

Thank you!

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

You're welcome!

[@timothyg100]

Good job you are doing.

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

Thanks!!

[@TechCore372]

Good job

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

Thanks! :)

[@seru715]

Would you use any framework or action register to keep track of these activities throughout the 12 weeks?

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

Personally yes! I love a good project management tool or spreadsheet. :) I'm big on trackers.

[@PeshJosh-nu4gg]

I’m PeshJosh a non profit founder, an executive director at graceful hearts ministry Uganda, I would like to help out on how to get the partnership abroad for international organisations

[@timothyg100]

Thanks!

[@AmberMelanieSmith]

Thanks so much for the support!!! Wow!