Do you have a passion for service to others but don’t want to create a “business’ around it but still see a huge need that you can fill for the community as a whole? Creating a nonprofit structure around your service idea may be what you need to utilize your passion and make a living doing it.
I was talking recently with a colleague about their passion. She talked about some of the various service activities that she was engaged in and was obviously passionate about. When I asked her if she had thought about creating a business around this idea, she told me that she couldn’t possibly profit from her service to the community.
I don’t think my colleague is alone in this line of thinking. If you have a passion for service to the community, why not consider setting up a nonprofit to express your Soul Purpose. This is a great way to pay yourself a reasonable wage for the work that you are doing and serve the community as a whole.
There are some advantages to setting up a non profit; the possibility if tax exempt status, limited liability for those involved much in the same way as a regular corporation etc.
If you have a passion for education, a religious belief, a service to the community in the areas of healthcare, counseling, people who are less fortunate, then a nonprofit could be a perfect fit.
Since I am by no means an expert in this area. I did some fairly extensive research. I ran across this article, Nonprofit basics, and thought that it was the most simply explained if you are thinking about getting started.
There are certainly other vehicles to be charitable but if you have a passion and a set of talents that can serve a community that you don’t want to profit from. A nonprofit may be what you have been looking for.