Monday, August 04, 2008

'Donor fatigue': Nonprofits forced to work harder for funds

'Donor fatigue': Nonprofits forced to work harder for funds: "PORTSMOUTH — The rising number of nonprofit organizations and decreasing amount of charitable giving has some groups worried about how to maintain the social services they provide.

'I think what we're seeing on a national basis, and it applies locally, is donor fatigue,' said Mike Scarpone, executive director of Rockingham Community Action. 'There are a lot of organizations out there going after charitable dollars ... and with economic times being what they are, people have begun to scale back."

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