On the other hand, we need the money and not many places give you money for operating expenses. This is such a common controversy for nonprofit organizations, that we thought there'd be a lot more to say on the topic than Kim could cover in one column. We hope you'll post your ideas, experiences, and questions, and that many nonprofits can benefit from an online discussion.
Money is a tool.
Similarly a hammer is a tool. A hammer can be used to help build a house or it can be used to bludgeon someone to death, but we never talk about dirty and clean hammers. Because we don't credit hammers with power they don't have, we are able to see just what a hammer is and to separate the hammer itself from what it might be used to do. We need to get that kind of perspective on money. Money can be used wisely or squandered.