They charge an override on each gift to project or staff accounts. The override goes into the unrestricted general fund, and they are happy. These five charitable activity centers are called Magic Markets because NHF brings them alive for you. An Override to the Unrestricted Budget. The override makes the plan acceptable to the Charity.
Charities are selfish, and rightly so.
If they don't raise enough money to live, they die. They love their program, and think it more important, almost, than life. But they are not dumb. They have got to know that their program, although important to many donors, is not the only project in the donor's life. His church, his wife's church, his or his wife's alma mater, and many local, national and international concerns are his as well.