S1E426 - 426: Underfunding Is A Design Choice with Charity Fain

Reflections from host Sarah Olivieri ...

The Underfunding You Accept Is a Design Choice, Not a Destiny

There is a belief running quietly through most of the nonprofit sector. It says that being underfunded is just part of the deal. That if you chose this work, you also chose to do it with too little money, too few people, and salaries that would never fly in the for-profit world.

That belief feels like realism. It is actually a design choice.

When the rules that govern your funding are unclear, unfair, or built by people...