Unlike fundraising, the model for cost recovery is not to make a profit but to cover a cost otherwise known as "no profit, no loss" for providing a public service. In many cases, cost recovery is an event fee charged to participants to cover the cost of putting on the event. Although a certain amount of overhead is allowed to fund additional outreach efforts, program coordinators are discouraged from charging more than necessary in order to keep the event accessible to all members of the public.
