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PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST
The Arizona State University Nonprofit Management Institute
report, which examined factors including the rate of city
growth, government aid, the outcomes of United Way
campaigns, and the number of nonprofit technology
incubators and fundraisers, found other top cities to be
Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando,
Seattle, Austin, Indianapolis, and Washington.
Statistics from the Arizona Corporation Commission show that since the end of
fiscal year 1999, nearly 2,000 new nonprofits had
registered in Phoenix. As of July 31, the number of
nonprofits in the city had reached 25,627.
Herb Paine, a nonprofit consultant who has worked for the
Valley of the Sun United Way for the past three years,
cautions that despite its high rating, Phoenix still has a
long way to go in terms of funding for social improvement. Lack of
depth in the philanthropic community and a government
disinterested in supporting social causes are just two of
the problems Paine mentions. "I've worked with a lot of
nonprofits and their struggle right now is not necessarily
growth but survival," says Paine.
Nonprofit experts also worry that charitable services are
not keeping pace with the state's booming
economy. While the rate of nonprofit growth is
encouraging, voluntarism may be on the decline.
Balzer, Stephanie. "Number of Nonprofits at All-Time
High." Phoenix Business Journal 8/14/2000.
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