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If a government regulation changed or community preferences shifted, would you have time to react? Some revenue sources will clearly be revenue-wise (self-supporting or clearly core to the mission and supported by outside sources), and some will be ready to sunset. How consistent is your income and how much control do you have over it?
This commitment by an organizations governing body is the crux of fiduciary responsibility. indirectcosts, matching funds, supplanting). Identify methods for assisting organizations to implement practices that advance grant readiness 2.06. Understand the issues that could impact their nonprofit agencys finances (e.g.,
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