The tendency of many organizations which are primarily government funded is to remain complacent about the need to be creative and innovative in raising money, something all nonprofit organizations need to do on a regular basis (and there is plenty of money out there, note: individual, foundation and corporate giving went up to $290.89 billion in 2010 from $280.3 billion in 2009) rather than, as the article from the Sacramento Bee notes about this well-known local program, just beginning:
“One example is the agency's first private home fundraiser, which former California Arts Council head Muriel Johnson hosts Wednesday. Proceeds will go to SMAC's Cultural Arts Award program. Another fundraising event is planned for October.
"This is our first event like this and we're planning on doing more fundraising and more revenue-generating," Halpern said.”
About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.