Nonprofits Report Poor Communication and Little Help From Foundations During the Economic Downturn

Additionally, CFEP surveyed more than 6,000 grantees of 37 foundations across the nation about the grantee/foundation relationship. Here's what they reported:

• Nonprofits do not perceive funders to have communicated their responses to the economic downturn clearly, if at all.
• Nonprofits report that funders have offered them little useful help in responding to the challenges of the downturn.