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How to handle charitable pledges during financial hardship

I committed to a major gift three years ago but my business is struggling now and I am afraid to tell the nonprofit I cannot pay what I promised.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The committed donor faces the shame and practical consequences of being unable to fulfill promises made in better times.

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