While there are hints that some organizations
may have navigated through the worst of
the recession, the ever-increasing need for
services suggests that our communities have
not. The 4,607 respondents tell a story of a
sector still stretched thin, with organizations
feeling distant from their funders and boards,
and staff facing more work with less money
and fewer benefits to take home. This is a
wake-up call to funders, government, board
members, advocates and all of us who care
about the critical work nonprofits do to build a
just and vibrant society. The recession may be
over, but the nonprofit financial crisis is not