Key findings from this report:

• Non-Profit organizations in Ontario are concerned about the potential impact of the recession on the organizations they lead,
• Approximately one-third of the organizations were already experiencing serious economic impacts and there is fear that the recession will get worse,
• A number of community and social service organizations are realizing an increase in the demand for their services,
• Stock market declines have impacted the value of endowment funds
• A number of corporate donors and sponsors are frequently not renewing sponsorship/grants

However, Ontario’s non-profit sector is working to develop survival strategies, says Robin Cardozo, CEO of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

These strategies include:

• sharing best practices,
• looking for new ways to collaborate
• looking for new ways to diversify funding and fundraising
• engaging funders in ways to have greater impact with fewer dollars
• reducing costs

The non-profit sector in Ontario is enriched by this research and as such, I would like to congratulate the Ontario Trillium Foundation for deciding to conduct this research, having this important dialogue with non-profit organizations, and sharing this research with the non-profit sector.

For more details and information on this report please read the full report -"Challenges and Opportunities for Ontario’s Not-for-Profit Sector During Tough Economic Times" – on the Ontario Trillium Foundation website.

1. research (studies, polls, surveys) on the impact of the recession on the non-profit sector, and

2. research on the perceptions of non-profit leaders regarding the potential impact that the recession will have on the non-profit sector this year.

If you are aware of any research, please share!