The Nonprofit Sector’s Most Pressing Issues: The C-Level Exec’s Point of View, Part 3

Aloma:

• Cutting staff in bad times: “Don’t dwell on cutting staff — only do it when you have to.”
• Look for other ways to save money — no $30 dinners.
• Try donor visits — see if a donor is willing to have six to 10 people over for dinner and have a face-to-face meeting with them. “Face-to-face is the best way to expand your donor base.”
• Get dedicated, high-quality donors, and ask them to invite people to a meeting.

Tandon: