American People to Blame for Economy, Half of Donors Say

Valencia, CA, May 1, 2009 – Half of American donors blame themselves — the American people – for the present economic situation, according to a new question added to this month’s Donor Confidence survey from donor research firm Campbell Rinker.

As might be expected, more than eight in ten American donors (84%) see financial corporations as either somewhat or totally responsible for the country’s present economic woes, and two in three also see previous administrations and the U.S. Congress as somewhat or totally responsible.