Charity blues - Parry Sound North Star

Mention of the AFP State of Fundraising Survey

Charity blues - Parry Sound North Star: "Charity blues
by Sarah Bissonette

PARRY SOUND - Many area charities worked harder and hosted more fundraising events in 2004 than in previous years, yet they didn't raise substantially more money.

'I think there's a lot more charities and charity events that are looking for funding than in the past,' said Parry Sound Kinsmen Club director Wade Perkins.

According to the State of Fundraising, a study released in July by the North American-wide Association of Fundraising Professionals, Parry Sound area's charities fit in with the 12 per cent across Canada that received the same amount of donations in 2004 as in 2003. Meanwhile, many area organizations also fell into the same category as the 69 per cent that met their financial goals.

In addition, the study found that 62 per cent of charities in Canada raised seven per cent more in 2004 than in 2003."