Finding funding sources to sustain a CIN is always a significant challenge. Steering committees must be creative in their search for funding sources. In-kind contributions are donations given to the CIN other than cash, such as, hardware, software, space, volunteer supervisors and trainers, clerical assistance, accounting services and etc. Seek and ask for specific resources. Do not take a general approach when requesting assistance to fulfill a need.
Users can pay for their services.
It should be remembered that a primary goal in creating a CIN is to have broad community acceptance and use. A user pay system needs to be is designed in such a way that it does not inhibit the use of the CIN by those that may not have the discretionary income for such opportunities. As an example, a fee set on a sliding scale for hours used or premium services could provide additional funding. A second source of user funding is donations. There are other options such as selling CIN related merchandise, bake sales, car washes, auctions and etc.