D.C. and N.Y. Charities Reveal Recession Jitters in New Surveys

Meanwhile, in New York, she notes, “Wall Street made everyone very unhappy here.”

In the shadow of the recession, though, she says she is surprised that charity managers in both cities maintain as much optimism as they do. Although some staff cuts have been made, she notes, her clients are also for the first time employing temporary workers to handle grant-proposal writing and other tasks.
“There’s a real resiliency in the sector,” Ms. Brandel says. “There are organizations that are just solidly doing what they need to do, and getting through the year, and making their cuts, and bringing in the people they need to bring in.”