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Looking for an Entrepreneur Who Will Do Whatever I Say

May 25, 20226 min read

Looking for an Entrepreneur Who Will Do Whatever I Say

Given the excitement and importance of new projects getting started, there have been a huge number of people interested in helping in the...

Antonia Personette

Oct 24, 20216 min read

Top 13 Tools for NGO Founders

Building a nonprofit from the ground up is a lot of work. It can be difficult to know what tools and services are tried-and-true vs. a...

Patrick Stadler

Sep 26, 20216 min read

12 Asana Tips for NGO Funders

👋 Goodbye post-its and task lists in Google Sheets. A task management app can help you take your charity startup to the next level. ...

Common Mistakes When Pitching Your Charity Startup

Evie Cottrell

Aug 10, 20216 min read

Common Mistakes When Pitching Your Charity Startup

The importance of an excellent charity pitch cannot be overstated. It’s crucial for communicating your charity idea to stakeholders.

Key Differences between Gritty and Irrepressible Founders

Joey Savoie

Apr 23, 20212 min read

Key Differences between Gritty and Irrepressible Founders

Irrepressibility overlaps with grit, but takes a more positive framing – someone “full of energy and enthusiasm; impossible to stop”.

Top Animal Charity Ideas We're Researching In 2020 (Idea Prioritization Report)

Vicky Cox

Mar 12, 202113 min read

Top Animal Charity Ideas We're Researching In 2020 (Idea Prioritization Report)

From a starting point of 395 ideas, we selected the top 22 for further research through an idea sort. This Idea Prioritization Report is...

How to Strengthen Your Co-Founder Relationship

Patrick Stadler

Mar 1, 20217 min read

How to Strengthen Your Co-Founder Relationship

“Your co-founder relationship is like a marriage”. This common statement from experienced startup operators might sound like a stretch,...

Charity Entrepreneurship: How Did It All Start?

CE Team

Feb 24, 20213 min read

Charity Entrepreneurship: How Did It All Start?

The founders of CE have been involved with effective altruism, global poverty and animal issues since 2013, and have helped launch...

Joey Savoie

Feb 22, 20215 min read

How Do You Know Who to Trust?

When you are wheeled into a hospital with a broken arm, you place your trust in multiple people and establishments. You trust that the...

Roundtable Discussion: Everything You Need to Know About Early-Stage Hiring

Antonia Shann

Jan 20, 20215 min read

Roundtable Discussion: Everything You Need to Know About Early-Stage Hiring

Charity Entrepreneurship recently organized an online chat about early-stage hiring for new nonprofit start-ups. Our discussion ranged...

Five Lessons Learned by Our Charity Entrepreneurs

Patrick Stadler

Nov 9, 20204 min read

Five Lessons Learned by Our Charity Entrepreneurs

“How are they doing?”, is a question I get asked frequently these days. In 2019 Charity Entrepreneurship incubated six new charities....

Patrick Stadler

Oct 20, 20204 min read

Five Ways To Cut Costs

The fundraising pitch went well, and thirty days later, you shout in excitement as a six-figure number pops up on your e-banking app. But...

Patrick Stadler

Sep 4, 20206 min read

How to Excel at Remote Work

Not yet another article about remote work…! At Charity Entrepreneurship, many team members are eager to go back to our London office when...

CE Team

Aug 16, 202017 min read

2020 Top Charity Ideas

We’re proud to announce our 2020 Top Charity Ideas! Each year Charity Entrepreneurship identifies highly effective interventions in...

Implementing Surveys in Developing Countries

Erik Hausen

May 13, 20204 min read

Implementing Surveys in Developing Countries

This article outlines some simple tips for how to answer questions you have about your program. These tips will hopefully be useful...

Joey Savoie

May 13, 20207 min read

Problem-Solving in Five Steps

When you found a charity, problems are inevitably going to come up. It could be that a donor you were counting on does not fund the...

The Management Conundrum. Why Management Is Harder Than You Think – and How to Go About It

Patrick Stadler

May 11, 202014 min read

The Management Conundrum. Why Management Is Harder Than You Think – and How to Go About It

“100% of participants in CE’s incubation program are excellent managers.” That’s the impression one could get reviewing surveys on...

Achieving Pareto Productivity. Simple Task Management and Productivity Rules that Go a Long Way

Patrick Stadler

Apr 14, 202012 min read

Achieving Pareto Productivity. Simple Task Management and Productivity Rules that Go a Long Way

The art of task management can seem elusive, with monk-like adherents following complex sets of belief systems to arrive at the holy...

Ishaan Guptasarma

Apr 13, 20206 min read

Working with Stakeholders

A “stakeholder” is anyone who has an interest in your non-profit. Some typical stakeholders you might encounter include: Current and...

What is a Reasonable Financial Safety Net for a Charity Entrepreneur

Joey Savoie

Apr 13, 20203 min read

What is a Reasonable Financial Safety Net for a Charity Entrepreneur

Charity entrepreneurship in many ways is a less stable career than a traditional job. Charities in their early days will have limited...