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We Confused Scaling a Program With Delivering It at Scale
Many nonprofits have been told for years that if a program works, it should scale. But we’ve blurred an important distinction: scaling a program is not the same thing as delivering it at scale. The result is that many nonprofits feel trapped between staying small and under-serving, or growing until something breaks.
The Great Indirect Cost Debate
Let’s talk about something that sounds boring but actually shapes everything: indirect costs.
It isn’t just about fairness. It’s about capacity. Sustainability. Whether organizations can say yes to funding without hurting themselves in the process.