The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Recession strategy: Avoid emergency solicitations

Emergency appeals that ask for donations to keep a charity or a program afloat financially can backfire by giving donors the impression that the organization is not well managed and likely to fail, experts say. The same is true of frequent urgent appeals.

"We are seeing organizations, whose income projections are the product of happier times, panic by ramping up...

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