"Our government contract is being cut by 10%," a new executive director in Chinatown told me recently. But they're also raising the number of people we have to serve by 10%."
He went on to tell his own story: "I loved my last job in New Jersey, but I worked so hard I lost my family. I came out here [to California] to start over." He looked off into the distance and neither of us knew what to say.
Whether we're in a recession or "just a downturn" in the economy, finances are getting tougher for every community nonprofit we know. So, in addition to election blurbs, this issue includes articles on budget alternatives and a Board Cafe article on hiring grantwriters, a 3-Minute Vacation to Ecuador, and Ask Rita about cell phones. Thanks to all 53,000 of you for being part of the Blue Avocado community. We look forward to hearing from you. –Jan Masaoka
Diane’s comment is on point but her name doesn’t come up in the PA Dept of State’s Bureau of Charitable Organizations database for registered professional solicitors and counsels.
http://web.dos.state.pa.us/cgi-bin/Charities/char_form.cgi
She wrote her comment as if she knows the rules because the following is a requirement in PA.
–> snip “some states require that grant writers register with the state’s Bureau of Charitable Trust Corporations and submit contracts for approval prior to beginning any work with a client.” <-- end snip It's likely an oversight made by the Commonwealth. I would also point people to the AFP Code of Ethics - which outlines that commission-based fund raising in unethical because the consultant would only have themselves in mind and not what is in the best interest of the donor and donee. http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?folder_id=897&content_item_id=1068
Dave Tinker, CFRE