Where Does Your Money Go When You Donate?
Each year, all across the country, there are nonprofit organizations looking for funding through donations, events, grants, or sponsorships. Sometimes we know what they do with the money, such as help pay for cancer research, feed the hungry or build homes for the homeless. Sometimes we are not sure where the money goes. The money may support the salaries of the CEO and other staff, the office space needed to conduct business or the equipment for the organization to function.
Still, sometimes blindly, people offer up money to help
support a cause they believe in.
Nonprofit organizations need that support to function. So, as we come to another fundraiser for
Pulse Center for Patient Safety Education & Advocacy, as we move out of our
25th year and keep going, I want to share with anyone who wants to know
where your money goes.
We have no salaried staff. Instead, we have people who get paid for a few hours a week to do some of the important administrative work. We have never had a paid CEO or Executive Director. Unless there is a funded project, our President has been a volunteer for over 25 years.
We do not have an office.
All volunteers are virtual, and we used Zoom long before the
pandemic. But, as you know, Zoom costs
money, During our yearly symposium, we had as many as 29 volunteers all meeting
virtually.
So where does your donation go to? It helps cover the costs of running Pulse and
our three free
programs a month that help support people navigating the healthcare system.
Also, we need the website, telephone, consultants, and memberships to keep up
with what is happening. These are all
important to an organization that has existed for more than 25 years strictly
as a support for the people who need us.
We hope you will give as much as you can. A $5.00 donation helps, as does a $500 donation
— because until we can hire a grant writer, professional fundraiser, marketing
professional, business consultant or salaried staff, we count on you to help
keep our doors open (even if it is virtually).
Thank you for considering supporting the Pulse fundraiser or making a donation. Or, please consider volunteering your time and talents; even if it’s for just two to three hours a month, it matters.
Feel free to Donate Now!
