Fran recently wrote an article for the Fall 2009 issue of Nonprofit Quarterly entitled "Is Bigger Better? The Case for Small Nonprofits". In the article, Fran shows that small nonprofits are just as innovative, effective and reliable as larger institutions. To read the article, click here!
"Over the past 30 years at Community Resource Exchange, I’ve been involved with more nonprofit organizations than I can list. Consistent with research findings on a national basis and in New York City, most of these organizations were small, with operating budgets of less than $1 million. But as I engage with other leaders around the city about the future of the nonprofit sector and the service delivery network, I am often chilled by the sense that in the future, as government and private dollars become available, a sign will be hung out that says, “Only large organizations need apply.” Driving this scary thought are the underlying assumptions that larger organizations are more reliable, have greater impact, and are more cost-effective—in short, that they are a better bet. But are they really?"
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