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Reply To: Private: Managing and using cash reserves
I am struck by this paragraph of yours Nancy: “Three nonprofits in my sector went out of business in the past two years and left…
Reply To: Private: Managing and using cash reserves
I think the article is absolutely helpful in considering the pros and cons of endowments and reserves. I have had the experiences described in the…
Reply To: Private: One time windfall
I’m wondering how equitable practices and the voices of people an organization serves might be included in the process more? With so many boards not…
Reply To: Private: Inflation outside of salaries?
That is a great question. Do salaries get the most attention because they are, as you said, the largest percentage of the budget and really…
Reply To: Private: Inflation outside of salaries?
This is a nice question. I wonder if the lack of response means that salaries indeed are the one overriding issue here. What else might…
Reply To: Private: Managing and using cash reserves
Thanks to Ruth for posting up that old summary of arguments about endowment building. It has had a lot of staying power since it was…
Reply To: Private: Managing and using cash reserves
I thought I’d take the opportunity to link to an article by Mark Hager, one of the moderators on this site, entitled “should your nonprofit…
Reply To: Private: Managing and using cash reserves
Having both reserves and endowment gives me as the Executive Director/CEO some comfort and freedman to be innovative and timely in responding to needs. For…
Reply To: Private: One time windfall
I know that there are people among the BETA participants who have received a significant one time windfall in the last few years and who…
Reply To: Private: Managing and using cash reserves
YOU ARE A RARE BIRD ORGANIZATIONALLY!!!! You are right Nancy, it is very rare to see an organization with such a strong mix of reserves…