An Interview With Jakada Imani, executive director, Ella Baker Center

At the same time, one of the dangers that we've seen is that [organizations] may want to scale back or slow down [in regard to fundraising]. We think that's exactly the wrong thing to do right now. Right now is time to, as best you can, put your foot on the gas — for two reasons. One is more than ever our constituents need us to be active and need us to be out there fighting for their interests. As the economy changes and things get tighter, we now more than ever need to be on the front lines.