Starting a Non-Profit to fill empty space
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[{"id": "fg1oa2y", "text": "I'm not sure starting a nonprofit just to fill a space is a good idea.  If you are really interested or passionate about something then do it - but not just because your friend can't rent out a space.  It's his investment - not yours.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg1ta0x", "text": "Running a nonprofit is a ton of work. You do realize that, right?", "replies": [{"id": "fg1z836", "text": "Yes", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg2wsrr", "text": "Most non-profits are spun up by rich people or grant money. Find either of those, come back let\u2019s talk. If you don\u2019t know how to find grants or get grant money, go study that, then come back, let\u2019s talk.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg4hqst", "text": "Who is going to sign a lease with a non-profit with no secured funding?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fg5apoa", "text": "As a philanthropy effort, I represented a tenant exactly like yourself. The difference from your situation is they had been a non-profit for many years, had a large number of students already (utilizing homes for after school meetings) involved, and had a business plan for selling coffee to cover the rent.\n\nThey were unable to obtain funding to build out the unit, acquire supplies, etc. It was an absolute train wreck start to finish, none of the major donors wanted to donate without viewing the unit, and every one of them had their own comments on it. It turned into a situation of \u201ctoo many chiefs not enough Indians\u201d and the non-profit eventually burned their bridge with me and many others when it was all said and done. They had a terrible time proving creditworthiness to the landlord.\n\nThis situation happened even with an established group, with past donors, an already in-place base, a well thought out business plan to pay the rent, and a truly admirable cause with passionate people behind it. It doesn\u2019t sound like you have any of the above positive attributes, so I can\u2019t imagine you\u2019d find success in this endeavor.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]