Top 50 challenges faced by charities, not-for-profits, and social enterprises

Based on my experience, here are the top 50 challenges faced by charities, not-for-profits, and social enterprises:

1. Lacks opportunities
2. Lacks funding
3. Struggles to engage their board or trustees with new ideas
4. Attends too many networking meetings
5. Feels unheard
6. Struggles to inspire the team
7. Feels burnout
8. Lacks confidence in themselves
9. Feels isolated
10.  Isn’t officially registered as a charity, not-for-profit, or social enterprise
11.  Struggles to recruit volunteers
12.  Overwhelmed by tight deadlines
13.  Has a ‘profit last’, rather than a ‘profit first’ mentality
14.  Wants to help more people than they currently do
15.  Doesn’t talk to their audience about their challenges
16.  Struggles to measure social impact
17.  Struggles to evidence the importance of their organisation
18.  Doesn’t publish a publicly-available annual report
19.  Unclear on their short- and long-term goals
20.  Unclear on their daily actions to achieve their goals
21.  Hasn’t built a community of advocates around them
22.  Feels uncomfortable asking for money
23.  Takes a funding application rejection personally
24.  Doesn’t ask for feedback after submitting funding applications
25.  Doesn’t follow up on opportunities
26.  Struggles to create official partnerships
27.  Doesn’t want to hear the word ‘no’
28.  Doesn’t ask for testimonials
29.  Is afraid to try new things
30.  Changes their organisation’s main focus every three month
31.  Unclear on their main marketing messages
32.  Overwhelmed by marketing tasks
33.  Produces print materials in Canva
34. Has no brand guidelines
35.  Has inconsistent branding
36.  Can’t convert conceptual ideas into striking visuals
37.  Only has their logo and brand files as JPG and Photoshop files
38.  Can’t articulate their brand’s tone of voice
39.  Unclear on their value proposition
40.  Doesn’t have a pitch presentation
41.  Struggles with storytelling
42.  Lacks the motivation to create social media content
43.  Hates being on camera
44.  Creates social media videos but is too worried about posting them
45.  Uses Google Translate on their website
46.  Doesn’t understand their website’s content management system
47.  Doesn’t understand the basics of SEO
48.  Can’t see the value in hiring a marketing person
49.  Does everything themselves
50.  Would struggle to write a list of 50 challenges faced by their audience