In Founders at Work, Craig Newmark mentioned there were a lot of downsides in running Craigslist as a non-profit. I haven't done much research on why this is but was wondering if you could elaborate on whether the search for funding is limited by your non-profit status? Would it be easier to run your organization as a for-profit group like Google.org?
On another note, it would be helpful if you described your organization's purpose/ mission. Some friends and I are in the very early stages of starting a social venture that would help non-profits, not with financial funding, but with access to smart people to help out in various tasks at the organizations. You can write to me at dskhatri =shift-2= google's email. Good luck!