{"id":15496,"date":"2021-03-15T17:24:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growthink.com\/?page_id=15496"},"modified":"2025-07-31T20:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:07:16","slug":"organization-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.growthink.com\/businessplan\/help-center\/non-profit-business-plans\/organization-overview","title":{"rendered":"Nonprofit Business Plan Organization Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-size: 35px;\">Nonprofit Organization Overview<\/h1>\n<p>In this section of your business plan, you should explain the type of nonprofit organization (NPO) you are or will be. 501(c)(3) is the most popular type.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a startup NPO, explain the history of your vision for starting the NPO in this section. 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