Whether writing the budget story for a continuing program or for one that is brand new, be certain to include all sources of projected revenues. For example, expected revenues may include one or more of the following:
• Fee-for-service income. This is the money paid by clients for the services provided by your nonprofit agency.
• Unrelated business income. These are moneys earned from activities operated by the nonprofit agency that are totally unrelated to the core work and mission of the agency. For example, a contemporary theater group operated a highly successful and very profitable business of recording dramatic audio tours used by various tourist sites nationwide. Although the income earned from such profit-making ...