http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2008/08/11/what-trends-do-you-see-in-the-nonprofit-sector/ Written for do-it-yourself nonprofit marketers and one-person nonprofit communications departments. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:40:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2008/08/11/what-trends-do-you-see-in-the-nonprofit-sector/comment-page-1/#comment-51657 Bob McInnis Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:02:41 +0000 http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/?p=459#comment-51657 The biggest trend that I have seen in Canada is that nonprofits/charities (in particular FD departments) are blaming the US housing crash for their lack of funding. It seems that externalizing every problem we face is our attempt to absolve ourselves of responsibility. Recession, depression, financial crisis aside, when was the last time you/we examined our programs/projects/missions to see if in fact we are complicit in perpetuating serious social issues? The biggest trend that I have seen in Canada is that nonprofits/charities (in particular FD departments) are blaming the US housing crash for their lack of funding. It seems that externalizing every problem we face is our attempt to absolve ourselves of responsibility.
Recession, depression, financial crisis aside, when was the last time you/we examined our programs/projects/missions to see if in fact we are complicit in perpetuating serious social issues?

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