Mission and Exempt-Status Guard.

Guard both bottom lines on a rhythm, keeping the venture tethered to the mission and inside safe tax and legal ground as it grows.

The second step of running the venture, on a twice-a-year schedule.

Part A. Mission check

Is the venture still serving the mission, sitting neutral, or starting to distort it (serve / neutral / distort)

If distort, route the mission question to mission clarity and strategic direction.

Part B. Exempt-status check

Is the venture generating taxable unrelated business income, or growing large enough to raise a question about our tax-exempt standing? Where either is yes, get a nonprofit accountant or attorney and route to compliance, legal and risk.

Part C. The double bottom line

Judge the venture on both its money (from the dashboard) and its mission value. Where it claims social impact, that impact is measured in impact measurement and evaluation, not assumed. Honest read on both

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