There are alternatives to starting an NGO - in some cases more valuable and more effective than starting your own NGO. Here are some offered by About.com:
- 1. Seek fiscal sponsorship from an existing NGO
- 2. Volunteer for a nonprofit that is doing something similar to what you have in mind.
- 3. Start a local chapter of a national non-profit.
- 4. Put together an unincorporated association to fulfill your mission without seeking tax-exempt status.
- 5. Form or join a giving circle.
- 6. Set up a donor-advised fund which makes grants to charitable causes of your choice.
- 7. Become a social entrepreneur by forming a for-profit social venture to accomplish your social goals.
- 8. Organize support for a cause at an online social networking site.
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Volunteering for an NGO, or getting heavily involved in fundraising, give you the chance to learn the ins and outs of the situation before you try to run something yourself.
