Guest Column: Should Nonprofit Employees Contribute Cash to the Cause?

Operating a nonprofit isn’t easy, and it comes with many philosophical conundrums.  One of them is whether to solicit contributions from employees.  In his latest blog post, financial sustainability expert and Invest in Incredible consultant Dan Weiss addresses the issues and recommends an approach.


Weiss, President of Counterpart CFO and adjunct faculty member at University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, provides customized consulting services to Gulf Coast’s nonprofit partners through our Invest in Incredible initiative. To see if your organization can benefit from capacity-building assistance through I3, go here.
 


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