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April 01, 2009
Texas Environmental Groups Cut Back
Land and water conservation groups in Texas are scaling back staffs and programs as donations dry up, reports The Austin American-Statesman.
The Nature Conservancy cut 20 jobs, about one-sixth of its Texas workforce, in the face of a 15 percent drop in private gifts. The state Audubon Society is mulling layoffs, and a project to protect and restore 13,000 acres of coastal wildlife habitat is in jeopardy.
Environmental groups “are particularly exposed” in a downturn because they get little revenue from government contracts or grants, relying instead on private donors, foundation grants, and membership dues, said Peter Frumkin, director of the University of Texas RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service.
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