TREC Reports and Research
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Surviving or Thriving: Raising Funds for Environmental Nonprofits in the West (2005)
A survey of executive directors and fundraising/development staff at 134 conservation organizations in the Western U.S. and Canada reveals how environmental nonprofits have been affected by changes in foundation giving. The results indicate that nonprofit budgets have fluctuated since 2002 and that staff cuts have resulted. Survey results reveal that environmental nonprofits are heavily dependent on foundation funding and need to increase attention on major gift fundraising.
A survey of executive directors and development staff at 134 conservation organizations in the Western U.S. and Canada reveals how organizations have been affected by changes in foundation giving and, for some, significantly reduced budgets. Why some organizations are thriving while others are merely—or barely—surviving and what to do about it.
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