Report forecasts tough times for nonprofits - 2004-12-20 - Business First of Buffalo

Report forecasts tough times for nonprofits - 2004-12-20 - Business First of Buffalo: "Report forecasts tough times for nonprofits
Tracey Drury
Business First
The nonprofit community faces difficult times ahead, and some agencies may find themselves fighting for survival.

So say community leaders, who released the results Dec. 16 of the third annual Report Card on Charitable Giving in Erie County, sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County.
At first glance, the report shows 2003 was a strong year overall for philanthropy in the county, with an 11-percent jump in direct contributions to nonprofits to a six-year peak of $174.5 million. "