A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America (Jan 2018)

Exhibit 6. Making up the funding gap

MAIN ACTIONS TAKEN BY CBOs TO MAKE UP FUNDING GAPS

AS INDICATED BY CBOs…

AS INDICATED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES…

AGENCY VS. CBO RANK

1

Securing additional philanthropy

Cost-cutting elsewhere in the CBO

2

Using funds from other income streams

Securing additional philanthropy

3

Cost-cutting elsewhere in the CBO

Scaling back types of services or size of programs

4

Drawing from reserves

Using funds from other income streams

5 Scaling back types of services or size of programs

Drawing from reserves

6

Other

Deficit budgeting

7

Taking on debt/loans

Deficit budgeting

8

Other

Taking on debt/loans

BY CBO SOLVENCY

MOST SOLVENT

MIDDLE THIRD

LEAST SOLVENT

1

Securing additional philanthropy

Securing additional philanthropy

Securing additional philanthropy

2

Using funds from other income streams

Using funds from other income streams

Using funds from other income streams

3

Cost-cutting elsewhere in the CBO

Cost-cutting elsewhere in the CBO

Cost-cutting elsewhere in the CBO

4

Drawing from reserves

Drawing from reserves

Scaling back types of services or size of programs

5

Scaling back types of services or size of programs

Scaling back types of services or size of programs

Drawing from reserves

6

Deficit budgeting

Deficit budgeting

Deficit budgeting

7

Taking on debt/loans

Taking on debt/loans

Taking on debt/loans

8

Other

Other

Other

BY CBO RESERVES SIZE

TOP THIRD

MIDDLE THIRD

BOTTOM THIRD

1

Securing additional philanthropy

Securing additional philanthropy

Securing additional philanthropy

2

Using funds from other income streams

Using funds from other income streams

Using funds from other income streams

3

Drawing from reserves

Cost-cutting elsewhere in the CBO

Cost-cutting elsewhere in the CBO

4

Cost-cutting elsewhere in the CBO

Drawing from reserves

Scaling back types of services or size of programs

5

Scaling back types of services or size of programs

Scaling back types of services or size of programs

Drawing from reserves

6

Deficit budgeting

Deficit budgeting

Deficit budgeting

7

Other

Taking on debt/loans

Taking on debt/loans

8

Other

Other

Taking on debt/loans

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