New Focus on Fund Raising
At the start of 2011, Balance received notice that we would see immediate reductions in the contract rates for the services we provide through our largest contractor. This meant that we would loose about $170,000 in funding for the current budget year. As a result we implemented a number of budget cuts in order to prevent these changes from affecting the services we provide to individuals with developmental disabilities.
In addition, we also started a more aggressive effort to raise funds from other sources. In June Balance hired Christine Tischer as the Director of Development for the organization. Chris has more than 20 years of experience in fund development and will be leading the effort to raise support for the mission of Balance, Inc.
Chris is contacting foundations, corporations and individuals to request their support for meeting the needs of those with developmental disabilities in our communities. Chris can be contacted at ctischer@balanceinc.org.
