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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Resources for Nonprofits planning in the Economic Crisis

I was part of a national teleconference of nonprofit fundrasiers last week.  A woman who I consider a mentor said about the current fundraising climate "Don't Panic" (I'm not sure she knew she was quoting the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe).  Her sage advice to us was  now is not the time for hair-brained schemes -- don't start new initiatives to run after funding.  Work on strengthening current relationships with donors -- keep them informed and acknowledge where we all are financially.  

Along these lines as we think and plan for the next fiscal year and beyond the Chronicle for Philanthropy has a special report section that is a collection of articles and surveys on the current financial crisis and how it will affect the non-profit world.  Some of the articles are from last year -- but the information is interesting. 



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