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Oct 10, 2024

The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) State of the Sector Survey

Our neighbors to the north, ONN, released the results of its 2024 State of the Sector Survey today. Over 1,000 nonprofit organizations in Ontario participated in the study. The ONN results sounded familiarly discouraging:

  • Four-in-10 nonprofit organizations responding to the survey said the organization was at significant risk for not existing in the next three years.
  • Eight-in-10 of the nonprofits experienced an increase in demand for their programs and services, a 7% increase over 2023.
  • Half of the nonprofits reported stagnant and declining revenue while eight-in-10 reported increases in their expenses.
  • One-third of nonprofits reported using their reserve funds, similar to pandemic-era levels.

So, the need for nonprofit services in Ontario keeps increasing, while revenue declines and expenses increase.

It’s tough out there folks.

Find the full report here.

The Privatization of the United State Postal Service

The current administration has advocated for the privatization of the USPS. This initiative creates a lot of questions and sends a shiver down the spines of development directors for nonprofits that rely on mail appeals to raise a significant portion of their budgets....

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Fundraising Forward

Postage rates and problematic delivery are making me rethink how fundraising might need to adapt moving forward. In 2024, First Class postage is a whopping 73 cents (who knew when those “forever” stamps don’t put the amount on them?) and nonprofit postage is between...

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