GuideStar - News - Articles - More Money, More Demand: Results of the 2006 GuideStar Nonprofit Economic Survey

GuideStar - News - Articles - More Money, More Demand: Results of the 2006 GuideStar Nonprofit Economic Survey: "More Money, More Demand: Results of the 2006 GuideStar Nonprofit Economic Survey

For the third year in a row, the majority of participants in GuideStar's nonprofit economic survey reported that contributions to their organizations had either increased or stayed about the same as contributions during the previous year. For the fourth consecutive year, a substantial majority also said that demand for their organizations' services had grown.
Contribution Levels

Asked, 'Did total contributions to your organization increase, decrease, or stay about the same during the first nine months of this year compared to the first nine months of 2005?' half of more than 3,700 respondents stated that contributions had increased. Another 27 percent said that contributions had stayed the same. Only 19 percent reported that contributions had decreased."