Twenty years in the trenches.
Chandler Fosard founded Hope Prison Ministries and has spent the last two decades running it -- raising funds, writing grants, managing programs, filing the 990s, and making payroll on donation income. Not consulting about nonprofit life. Living it.
““What I've learned in 20 years of running a nonprofit is that nonprofits do not know what we do not know. And it hurts us. It costs us money. It costs us man-hours.””
Along the way, he learned what most nonprofit founders learn the hard way: the mission is only half the job. The other half is fundraising, branding, websites, social media, donor management, events, and books -- skills nobody teaches you when you answer a calling to serve.
Hope for Everybody was built to be the partner Chandler wishes he'd had in year one: honest advice and professional execution from people who have sat in the founder's chair, sweated the payroll, and celebrated the grant award.
And there's a second piece: foundations increasingly want to fund nonprofits that communicate and collaborate with each other. That's why we also built HopeForEverybody.org -- a platform where nonprofits connect, share what works, and grow together. Consulting clients who invest $1,500 or more get a full year of Diamond Tier access free.
