Can You Make Money with Your Mission?

Questions for Board Members to Ask

Are you a board member looking for earned or mission income opportunities? Before you start new income activities study your organization’s other mission income experiences. Has your organization earned mission income in the past? Were the efforts successful? Can their success be traced to marketing, the products or timing? Are the circumstances repeatable? What percentage of the cost of providing the service did or does the income cover? In short, what strengths and skills has your organization gained with mission income?

For more see March’s Added Value newsletter. It presents a quick overview of this nonprofit funding source for board members.