Nonprofit Groups Must Go Lean to Make Best Use of Money

It's time that nonprofits face the fact that they need to do business very differently.

United Way stands ready to help. We've established a special "synergy fund" that covers the cost of providing technical assistance for agencies that want to consolidate programs or merge operations.

We'll also provide a special grant once a merger is completed. Some people have told me they feel the synergy fund drains dollars that otherwise could go to existing programs. This is not about supporting "existing" programs. It's about supporting programs offered by agencies willing to do business differently.