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Charging for Services

Even though you are a nonprofit, if you don’t have enough money coming in, you can’t keep sending money out.  This means you need to create an income stream to offset your costs, which can include charging individuals for your service.  Providing a “free” service is an imaginary concept.   All services have  expenses.  When you don’t charge, you are sending the message that “Our services have limited value.”  When you charge for your services:  

• You communicate that each service has an expense.
• You give clients the opportunity to invest in their care.
• You give clients a stake in ownership of their care.
• You communicate the value of your services.