Nonprofits: A Mission of Service

November 10, 2019

The drive to create a nonprofit organization often comes from a place of passion and is often profoundly personal. The efforts required to make that passion a reality, though, are quite practical, requiring attention to detail and a good deal of paperwork. Just as you’re passionate about your organization and its mission, “you have to be equally passionate about the paperwork, because if you leave one thing out, it can cost you,” said Villanova University assistant teaching professor Wesley Proctor, EdD.

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