An Interview With Katina Bishop, Development Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation

FS: What advice would you give to organizations similar to yours, in size and annual operating budget?
KB: Diversify your funding sources. EFF is a unique organization in terms of our funding history. Instead of being overly dependent on foundation and/or government grants for funding, like so many organizations, the majority of our money came from the generous contributions of a small group of major donors. We learned the hard way that if even one of those sizable contributions became unavailable for any reason, it put the organization at risk. We've spent the past seven years putting considerable effort into diversifying our funding streams and are a more stable organization now for doing so.