Make Endowment Funding Your Ally

With demand for services up and donation support down, do you feel as if you are fighting a losing battle? Are you worried you cannot depend on the reserves you built to outlast a long economic downturn?

Do not be disheartened: You may have an ally in your endowment funds. Income from these funds may be able to help you meet operating expenses, ease cash-flow problems and even supplement next year's annual budget.

Shape an Effective Policy

The success of your organization's ability to make your endowment work for you will be affected by investment performance, inflation, operational changes and your endowment spending policy. Of these factors, you have the most control over the latter.