In Challenging Times, Overstretched Board Members Fight Burnout

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Courtesy of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra

Memphis Symphony Orchestra rejuvenated itself by reaching out to its community, like these students from the Soulsville Charter School.

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Courtesy of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra

Memphis Symphony Orchestra rejuvenated itself by reaching out to its community, like these students from the Soulsville Charter School.

The bad economy has worn out many of the trustees who sit on charity boards across the nation, say nonprofit executives and consultants who advise boards.

Nonprofits have been putting greater demands on their trustees for the past four years just as many board members have been facing financial pressures of their own.

BoardSource, a Washington group that advises nonprofit boards nationwide, says the economic crunch has caused a spike in the number of charity leaders seeking