A
Louisville, Kentucky Nonprofit Travelers' Hostel:
Steps to Make This Happen
- At least 12 people would need to volunteer at least 15 hours a
month for at least nine months undertaking any of the following
steps.
- An existing nonprofit organization in Louisville, would need to
be willing to act as fiscal sponsor, to accept cash donations on
this endeavor's behalf until a nonprofit is established.
- Expenses for the first year would need to be identified.
Expenses would include:
- estimation of a down payment on a site
- estimation for renovations
- estimation for furniture purchases and moving
- estimation for monthly mortgage payments
- estimation for monthly utilities, including Internet access
for guests
- estimation of insurance coverage for both volunteers and
contractors working onsite as well as for guests
- and all city, county and state fees required
- Pro bono legal support
would be needed to help form a nonprofit and to file the necessary
permits for such a site, and pro
bono accounting support would be needed to prepare a
budget and to track expenses and spending for at least 12 months.
- At least $100,000 would need to be raised.
- Requirements to be a member of Hosteling International would
have to be researched and met, and paperwork would have to be
filed to make membership happen.
All of the above would need to be done before
the nonprofit formally launched (with at least five people making a
year-long commitment to serve on the board of directors) and before
a formal search for a hostel site began. Once the nonprofit is
established, it could open a bank account and terminate its relationship
with the fiscal agent.
Once a possible site is identified, the nonprofit would have to take the
necessary steps to buy the site or to take on a long-term lease regarding
the site, and this would require additional fundraising. In addition,
in-kind donations regarding furniture, kitchen tools, and other furnishings,
as well as donating labor, would need to be sought, and items would have to
be purchased that could not be donated. Professional plumbing, heating,
electrical and construction services would need to be engaged.
The board of directors and other volunteers would also need to draft and
approve policies and procedures for the operation of the hostel, including
behavior and responsibilities of paid staff and volunteers.
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me and tell me why you are interested in this project. If enough
people contact me, perhaps we can start plans to make this hostel a reality.
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