"The traditional funding sources are defunding us," Mr. Olchefske said, "so we have to look to nontraditional sources."

Similar efforts to tap nontraditional sources for Catholic schools have been undertaken in Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

As of June 30, 2008, Northeast generated approximately 43% of its revenue from the nontraditional noninterest sources.

"It doesn't invalidate the way things have been done, but it allows us to bring in some nontraditional sources and approaches."

In recent years, this linkage has shifted considerably, as ethnic groups seek diverse, nontraditional sources of income.

For at least two decades, schools have been underfinanced, forcing administrators to actively seek money from nontraditional sources.

Small businesses are increasingly turning to nontraditional sources of capital, like nonprofits that are willing to make microloans when banks are not.

Competition is intense, and it often comes from nontraditional sources.

Total petroleum, however, will be supplemented with nontraditional sources, allowing total supplies of fuel to continue rising for a bit.

In an atomized news media culture, Jon Stewart is not the only nontraditional source of political thought.