Fund raisers nationwide have been hoping donations would increase this month, but the outlook is grim for many charities now entering the final weeks of the year when giving normally increases sharply.
Among the rare bright spots: Charities that provide the very poor with food, shelter, and basic services say donors are responding because the bad economy has enabled them to make the case that demand for such services is increasing rapidly.
In a Chronicle spot check of 35 charities, 28 organizations say that giving is flat or down this calender year, and 10 are reporting declines of 10 percent or more. (See detailed results from charities that provided fund-raising figures to the Chronicle.)
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