The Nonprofit Sector’s Most Pressing Issues: The C-Level Exec’s Point of View, Part 2

“It’s really a management issue,” McGregor said. “If the staff thinks that is the environment, then that happens. The environment has to change. Evaluate the whole program, not X amount of dollars a fundraiser brings in. Don’t hold hard on those numbers for evaluating each person’s value.”

Harrison said it’s the classic silo management mentality. “Things change. Monitor all things and react,” he said. “Don’t protect the budget; protect the organization. You have to have a team willing to do that.”