Chapter 23
Ten Tips for Keeping Your Nonprofit Viable
IN THIS CHAPTER
Managing day-to-day operations
Strategizing your future
Working your network
Accountability is more important than ever in the nonprofit sector. People think very hard about where to invest their hard-earned dollars. To maintain good standing in your books, you need people to see your organization as a solid investment option. Long gone are the days when a person’s word was their bond. Today you have to prove that you’re a good steward if you want to receive donations; after all, people aren’t going to give money because of what you say but rather because of what you do and stand for.
Consider changing your mindset of doing business as usual. The fundraising method you’ve been using for years may not appeal to donors today. Every gift you receive is an investment in your programs and services, so letting donors know that you’re valid and trustworthy is important.
Although your community programs and services are the reason behind your nonprofit, its daily operation depends on much more than just these programs to survive. Clearly, the organization can’t flourish without finances; after all, money is the oil that ...
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