News Reports

• As need increases, nonprofit leaders in Ottawa are exhausted, Cassandra Lybrink, Holland Sentinel, Sep. 18, 2022.
• Nonprofits beg for Congress' help with staffing shortages, Eleanor Muellor, Politico, Sep. 12, 2022.
• 'People will die waiting': America's system for the disabled is nearing collapse, Dan Goldberg, Politico, Aug. 10, 2022.
• The Nonprofit Hiring Crisis, Jim Rendon, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Jun. 7, 2022.
• A food pantry's closure means more than lost meals for hundreds of families, Kyle Swenson, Washington Post, Apr. 18, 2022.
• Impact of COVID-19 and current restrictions on Ontario's nonprofit sector, Ontario Nonprofit Network, Jan. 5, 2022.
• Nonprofits struggle in the face of COVID-19, Nishesh Chalise, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Dec. 27, 2021.
• As workers gain pay leverage, nonprofits can’t keep up, Ben Casselman, New York Times, Dec. 23, 2021.
• Nonprofits struggling to hire staff amid labor shortage, Maya Rodriquez, Scripps TV, Nov. 10-11, 2021. (The story has been aired in Baltimore, Billings, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Lexington, Omaha, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Tampa, and Tulsa.

Webinars

• Where are the Workers? Recruitment and Retention in a Time of Labor Shortage (51:13), Montana Nonprofit Association, Oct. 19, 2022.
• Virtual Press Conference: Workforce Crisis Puts Vulnerable Kentuckians at Risk, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Jan. 5, 2022.
• Regional Forum on Nonprofit Workforce Crisis, hosted by the CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Providers’ Council (MA), and the Rhode Island Community Provider Network, Dec. 6, 2021.

Nonprofit Advocacy in Action

• Partnering to Overcome Nonprofit Workforce Shortages, National Council of Nonprofits, Jan. 24, 2022.
• Creative Approaches to the Nonprofit Workforce Shortage, National Council of Nonprofits, Jan. 12, 2022.
• Refusing to Suffer Silently, Kentucky Nonprofits Speak Out on Nonprofit Workforce Shortage Crisis, National Council of Nonprofits, Jan. 10, 2022.
• Not simply Help Wanted – but Help Needed, Michael Weekes, National Council of Nonprofits, Oct. 12, 2021.

State Coverage

• Arizona
  • ​Short staffing leads to special needs participants waiting for services, Steve Stockmar, Surprise Independent, Dec. 20, 2021.
• Colorado
  • Nonprofit Workforce Impact: Reflections, Colorado Nonprofit Association, 2021.
  • Colorado has half a billion dollars to fix its mental health system. But it won't work without workers, Jennifer Brown, The Colorado Sun, Dec. 12, 2021.
• Connecticut
  • Opinion: CT's nonprofits need funding and staff to maintain the state's human service safety net, Gian-Carl Casa, The Darien Times, Jan. 28, 2022.
  • CT Nonprofit Workforce Crisis, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Jan. 2022.
  • CT nonprofits experiencing workforce crisis, Raquel Harrington, Fox61, Jan. 18, 2022.
• Delaware 
  • Explaining the nonprofit workforce shortage and how it's being addressed (13:42), Delaware Public Media, Oct. 14, 2022.
• Iowa
  • Nonprofits feeling labor pinch amid worker shortages, We Are Iowa Local 5 News, Nov. 4, 2021.
• Maine
  • Maine nonprofits hit hard by labor shortage, face staggering job vacancies, Mainebiz, Apr. 18, 2022.
  • Nonprofits struggle to staff agencies, AJ Douglas, Fox 22, WVFX Bangor, ME, Apr. 15, 2022.
• Maryland
  • ​Funding dwindling amid COVID-19 pandemic, leaving nonprofits in dire situations, WBALTV Baltimore, Nov. 1, 2021
• Massachusetts
  • Omicron whips through the workforce, pushing overstretched staffs to the brink, Katie Johnston, The Boston Globe, Jan. 8, 2022
  • ​Human services sector struggling amid wage competition, Chris Van Buskirk, WBUR, Dec. 6, 2021.
• Minnesota
  • Nonprofit that Serves People with Disabilities Faces Labor Shortage, CCX Media Community News, Aug. 5, 2022.
  • Twin Cities nonprofits face critical shortages of volunteers amid Omicron surge, Kelly Smith, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jan. 15, 2022.
  • ​Minnesota nonprofits grapple with sudden staffing shortages in the 'Great Resignation', Kelly Smith, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec. 5, 2021.
• Montana
  • Worker Shortage Hits MT Nonprofit World Hard, Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service, Mar. 21, 2022.
• New York
  • Nonprofits continue to feel effects of pandemic as demand for services remains strong, Tim Gannon, Riverhead (NY) News-Review, Oct. 14, 2022.
  • Amid Inflation and Increased Demand, Human Services Workers Struggle with Burnout, Olivia Bensimon, City Limits, Sep. 5, 2022.
  • Amid staffing crisis, pleas for Hochul to help New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, Nancy Cutler, Lohud, Jan. 6, 2022.
  • ​A 2nd COVID holiday season is here: These are the challenges facing charities, nonprofits, Saba Ali, Poughkeepsie Journal, Nov. 23, 2021.
• Pennsylvania
  • In a lopsided battle for labor, nonprofits struggle to staff up amid increased demand for services, An-Li Herring, 90.5 WESA, Mar. 2, 2022.
• Ohio
  • Nonprofit Workforce Shortage (49:50) Ann Fisher, WOSU-FM (Columbus), Oct. 11, 2022.
  • ​Labor shortage hits nonprofit organizations harder than other business sectors, Jessi Schultz, News 5 Cleveland (ABC), Nov. 18, 2021.
  • Nonprofits stretch to compete in tight labor markets, Lydia Coutre, Crain's Cleveland Business, Oct. 24, 2022. 
• Oregon
  • The Scope and Impact of Nonprofit Workforce Shortages in Oregon, Nonprofit Association of Oregon, Feb. 3, 2022.
  • 'We're talking life and death stuff here': Labor shortages hit Oregon nonprofits, Haley Rush, Fox12 Oregon, Jan. 19, 2022.
• South Carolina
  • ​After nearly two years of 'devastating' impact from COVID, local nonprofits try to recover, Krys Merryman, Greenville News, Nov. 18, 2021
• Vermont 
  • Report: Vermont nonprofits experiencing staffing shortages (1:05), Katharine Huntley, WCAX, Dec. 8, 2012.
• Virginia
  • Demand at food banks is way up again. But inflation makes it harder to meet the need, Jennifer Ludden, NPR, Jun. 2, 2022.
• Washington
  • The Workforce Crisis is Real for Nonprofits, Laura Pierce, Puget Sound Business Journal, Sep. 16, 2022.
  • Large food bank provider increases wages to $25 an hour, as nonprofits see high turnover, burnout, Anna Patrick, Seattle Times, Mar. 8, 2022.
• West Virginia
  • The forgotten champions of pandemic response, Paul D. Daugherty, The Exponent Telegram, Dec. 12, 2021.