A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising

February 28, 2019

At the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, we are privileged to support so many visionary, deeply committed nonprofit organizations that are advancing social change. But at the same time, we are acutely aware how many of these organizations are working on the edge of a knife. Relying on voluntarily provided support, they struggle year in and year out to keep the money coming in and to identify new, more sustainable sources of funding.

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