I want to start a nonprofit to provide formerly incarcerated people with purposeful employment after being released into society.
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Hi Samantha,
Thank you for your service. Grants.gov may be a good place to start. https://www.grants.gov/
Funders look for sustainability, and that's a challenge (in other words, rather impossible) when your nonprofit is new. Consider partnering with (or volunteering with) an existing agency or organization, rather than striking out on your own. The administrative requirements for managing a successful nonprofit, even a small one, are significant and expensive. Let someone else deal with that, and you can do the good work by working within an existing structure. This is probably not the news you wanted to hear, but SO many small nonprofits struggle and end up ineffective. Your mission is so important and you could use your passion to make a difference. Onward!
https://www.upwork.com/hire/grant-writers/
https://www.fiverr.com/categories/writing-translation/grant-writing-services
https://www.nj.gov/labor/career-services/special-services/ex-offenders/
https://nicic.gov/projects/transition-and-offender-workforce-development
https://guides.loc.gov/reentry-resources/employment
https://startyourtaxexemptnonprofit.com/
https://www.charitynavigator.org/about-us/update-your-nonprofits-profile/
Alternately, I've added links to information & videos under these sections of my EE webpage that might help you :
http://eehot.com/ee.html#funding
http://eehot.com/ee.html#grants
http://eehot.com/ee.html#ngos
http://eehot.com/ee.html#usa
http://eehot.com/ee.html#usaid
Employment:
http://eehot.com/ee.html#mentoring
http://eehot.com/ee.html#jobs
http://eehot.com/ee.html#gjobs
http://eehot.com/ee.html#resumes
http://eehot.com/ee.html#recruiters
http://eehot.com/ee.html#fgov
http://eehot.com/ee.html#vosb
Training:
http://eehot.com/ee.html#training
http://eehot.com/ee.html#languages
http://eehot.com/ee.html#books
http://eehot.com/ee.html#schools
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