2006--The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

“That’s an issue that, for a variety of reasons, has been moving more and more center stage, and I think that’s only going to grow for all sorts of reasons,” he adds. “Donors and founders are both getting much more keen on and interested in questions of accountability.”

Reduction in funding: Due in part to the Bush administration’s goal to cut the federal budget deficit in half, Knerr says, “States are being confronted with the mandate to balance their budgets. But with rising healthcare costs and other non-discretionary items, [they] are going to be reducing support for all kinds of nonprofits. Universities are going to be hit especially hard, he suggests.