One-page plan
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[ORGANIZATION NAME]: one-page plan

Prepared by [NAME] on [DATE].

The problem

[TWO OR THREE SENTENCES: WHAT IS WRONG, WHERE, AND HOW YOU KNOW. NAME YOUR SOURCE FOR ANY NUMBER YOU USE.]

The people

- Who we serve: [WHO, WHERE, ROUGHLY HOW MANY]
- What they told us they need: [WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM TALKING TO THEM]
- Who else already helps them: [OTHER CHARITIES, AGENCIES OR GROUPS, AND HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT OR WILL WORK WITH THEM]

Our approach

[TWO OR THREE SENTENCES: WHAT WE WILL DO, HOW OFTEN, AND WHY WE BELIEVE IT WILL WORK.]

Outcomes

By the end of our first year we expect:

- [OUTCOME 1, FOR EXAMPLE: 40 CHILDREN IMPROVE BY ONE READING LEVEL]
- [OUTCOME 2]
- [OUTCOME 3]

We will measure this by: [HOW YOU WILL KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE A SHORT TEST AT THE START AND END]

Team

- Founder or lead: [NAME], [ONE LINE ON WHY THEY ARE RIGHT FOR THIS]
- Board members (or people who have agreed to serve): [NAMES AND ONE LINE EACH]
- Volunteers or partners: [WHO, AND WHAT THEY WILL DO]
- What we still need: [FOR EXAMPLE A TREASURER WITH BOOKKEEPING EXPERIENCE]

Money

- First-year budget: $[TOTAL]
- Biggest costs: [THE TWO OR THREE LARGEST ITEMS]
- Where the money will come from: [FOR EXAMPLE FOUNDERS AND BOARD $AMOUNT, INDIVIDUAL DONORS $AMOUNT, ONE LOCAL GRANT $AMOUNT]
- Money already promised: $[AMOUNT]
- How we will receive donations before we have 501(c)(3) status: [FOR EXAMPLE THROUGH A FISCAL SPONSOR, OR WE WILL WAIT]

Legal structure

[FOR EXAMPLE: WE WILL START UNDER A FISCAL SPONSOR, THEN INCORPORATE IN STATE AND APPLY FOR 501(C)(3) STATUS WHEN WE REACH A SET POINT.]

First-year milestones

1. [MONTH]: [MILESTONE, FOR EXAMPLE BOARD OF THREE AGREED AND FIRST MEETING HELD]
2. [MONTH]: [MILESTONE, FOR EXAMPLE INCORPORATED AND BANK ACCOUNT OPEN]
3. [MONTH]: [MILESTONE, FOR EXAMPLE PILOT WITH 10 PARTICIPANTS]
4. [MONTH]: [MILESTONE, FOR EXAMPLE FIRST RESULTS SHARED WITH DONORS]
5. [MONTH]: [MILESTONE, FOR EXAMPLE PLAN AND BUDGET FOR YEAR TWO APPROVED]

The biggest risk, and what we will do about it

[ONE OR TWO SENTENCES.]

How to reach us

[ROLE-BASED CONTACT, FOR EXAMPLE A GENERAL INBOX OR WEBSITE]