Monday, April 03, 2006
Live From the AFP Conferance
Live From the AFP Conferance: "Fonda To Foundations – Pay-up
By Craig Causer
The increasing difficulty of raising operating funds is resulting in a program-driven environment where it’s easy for nonprofits to veer off their mission. Foundations need to understand the importance of helping provide nonprofits with stable operating funds.
Those were among the comments made by actress Jane Fonda Sunday afternoon during the opening plenary speech at the Association of Fundraising Professionals’43rd Annual Conference on Fundraising in Atlanta.
With those operating funds, charities need to move from providing services that are not safety nets but, rather, “trampolines” and “ladders,”
out of poverty, Fonda added."
By Craig Causer
The increasing difficulty of raising operating funds is resulting in a program-driven environment where it’s easy for nonprofits to veer off their mission. Foundations need to understand the importance of helping provide nonprofits with stable operating funds.
Those were among the comments made by actress Jane Fonda Sunday afternoon during the opening plenary speech at the Association of Fundraising Professionals’43rd Annual Conference on Fundraising in Atlanta.
With those operating funds, charities need to move from providing services that are not safety nets but, rather, “trampolines” and “ladders,”
out of poverty, Fonda added."
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