A new survey paints a bleak economic picture of the region's nonprofit sector, with many organizations reporting funding shortfalls, layoffs, and reductions in programs.

Forty percent reported running a budget deficit this year, according to the Nonprofit Center at La Salle University's School of Business, which conducted the online survey of 185 area nonprofits this month. That is double the number that ran a deficit last year, according to the survey.

At the same time, the survey found that nearly seven out of 10 nonprofits reported an increase in demand for their services.

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