Just a couple observations – I volunteered as a firefighter/EMT during the 90′s. These organizations generally suffer during good economic times because people are working and use their free time to spend with their families. In the past, during harder economic times, volunteerism on Fire Departments goes up, mostly because people use it to have a sense of purpose.
I also think that some of the problem is the political ideology that some organizations. subtly or not so subtly, promote. I had a friend who worked for a non-profit environmental group where the chairwomen would expound on the evils of capitalism and of course President Bush. Some don’t stop to think that the other side could possibly care about an issue and not share their political bent.
