5 Challenges for the Nonprofit World in 2012

04/01/2012 • Published in Uncategorized

By Suzanne Perry, Caroline Preston, and Nicole Wallace

Font: The Chronicle of  Philanthropy, http://philanthropy.com

The still-troubled economy will loom large over charities in the coming year, but simply keeping the lights on won’t be the only problem organizations will face. All sorts of nonprofits, including deep-pocketed grant makers, are likely to struggle with the following issues and their fallout.

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