You've got the members and a lot to offer the public, you have the projects and you've got the volunteers but how do you coordinate and manage the group's finances all at the same time?  We would like to suggest doing it with EcTownUSA's Merchant Group Software. 

It's a community-wide solution where the Internet and email play a huge role in leveraging a small budget to promote and advertise your local businesses.

When they ask why they should join the merchants group, or downtown business association... you can tell them!