When State Farm pulled its funding for an Illinois nonprofit three years ago, the United Way of McLean County had to figure out how to make up the differenceand so it switched to a work-from-home model, saving $80,000.
"We don't have an office, we don't have a copy machinewe don't have a phone, we don't have a copy machine," says the chair of United Way of McLean County.
"We pretty much know what our staff is going to cost us."
But the work-from-home model allowed the United Way to keep its programs and costs down, and it hasn't had to let go of any workers in recent years, she says.
"So we are still receiving donations, we are still receiving support," says the chair of United Way of McLean County, which has been around for more than 100 years.
Another local nonprofit, The Baby Fold, says its workforce vacancies and turnover aren't unusually high, and openings are often caused by internal lateral shifts.
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