+Based on feedback provided by affected organizations to an informal request from the Center for Non-Profits, the current and potential consequences could be devastating if the funds are not released soon.
+Ann Gingerich, executive director at the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, says 135 state nonprofits had to borrow nearly $200 million to continue operating last year.
+Sheila Bravo, president and chief executive officer of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, praised the committee's vote.
+According to the study prepared by Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, along with Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership and United Way of Pennsylvania, more than 17,000 Pennsylvanians served by 22...
+All told, the survey counted 17,100 people who were turned away or received reduced services during the nine-month stalemate.
+More organizations are at the end of their rope with the budget stalemate, having drawn down credit lines and reserves, tapped donors, cut hours or even shut down for a time to stretch out their operations, said Anne Gingerich, executive director...
+Anne Gingerich, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, said passing a stopgap budget at this time is no longer acceptable.
+“Nonprofits are laying off or furloughing staff, reducing hours of service, creating waiting lists and reducing staff benefits -- many are spending down their reserves, drawing on lines of credit and seeking bridge loans,” said Anne Gingerich,...
+The impasse hit human services organizations with tight budgets the hardest, said Tish Mogan of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations.
