Thursday, November 17, 2005

Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/17/2005 | Nonprofits are pinched

Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/17/2005 | Nonprofits are pinched: "Nonprofits are pinched

By Nancy Mohr

The generosity of the American people is legendary. The airwaves, newspapers and Internet are filled with news about the remarkable individual responses to natural disasters and the heart-rending needs of the people whose lives have been so radically dislocated. No one begrudges them a single dollar - and yet, as local dollars grow wings and fly to far places, the regional nonprofits have been heavily affected. This is annual giving season, the time when everyone's mailbox fills with requests for support. Large, small, colorful, some with cheery messages on the envelopes to lure you into opening them, they clamor for attention. You set aside some, toss others in the wastebasket. You can't reply to everyone, but the sifting out becomes more and more difficult. Some are national in scope, well-established familiar names; others as close as the memorial for a local resident who made a difference."

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