Center for Social Innovation

When your budget is beholden to one funding stream, as ours was to the federal government, you’ve got to think about diversifying your funding base. That way, if the funding from your major source fluctuates due to economic and other factors, you can still achieve stability.  We are currently working hard to diversify our funding and develop a stronger foundation for our work. 

We also realized that we would serve the community better by putting our money into already existing programs, and supporting and enhancing their work, rather than trying to create our own. This helps us to avoid competing with other organizations and allows us to be an efficient and helpful partner.