A Philadelphia nonprofit with an $89 million budget has announced its plan to cut half of its staff. The reason: it is slated to lose $13 million as a result of state budget cuts.
In the Philadelphia Inquirer article, the organization's CEO says that the (new state) rates made it "unsustainable" to add clients.
It's the question of sustainability that caught my eye. While I might agree that the state's move to impose a budget cut is clearly challenging and calls for advocacy action, I wonder too about this organization's sustainability strategy which has it laying off half of its staff when one funding source goes away.
Is this responsibile sustainability planning on the part of the board and staff? I'm thinking the evidence says otherwise.
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