National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising

Posted by Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund on June 29, 2015

Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising

This study reveals that many nonprofit organizations are stuck in a vicious cycle that threatens their ability to raise the resources they need to succeed.

At the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, we are privileged to support so many visionary, deeply committed nonprofit organizations that are advancing social change.

But at the same time, we are acutely aware how many of these organizations are working on the edge of a knife. Relying on voluntarily provided support, they struggle year in and year out to keep the money coming in and to identify new, more sustainable sources of funding. Many can’t find the right people to build and grow their development operations, and most feel that their fundraising results fall short of what they need to realize their aspirations.

We joined with CompassPoint to develop this first-ever national survey of executive directors and development directors on fundraising because we wanted to know more about the development challenges nonprofits face today.
We wanted to understand why this work is so difficult for so many leaders and, most importantly, what we and others can do to help.

https://www.compasspoint.org/sites/default/files/images/UnderDeveloped_CompassPoint_HaasJrFund_January%202013.pdf