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Across the board, sur- veys of charities and non- profit groups by organiza- tions like the Ontario Non- Profit Network and Ima- gine Canada have revealed office closures and pro- gram cancellations, hu- man resource challenges and an abrupt loss of reve- nue from the cancellation of fundraising events this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Imagine Canada, which works to strengthen Cana- dian charities through re- search and advocacy, pro- jected in March that the economic downturn asso- ciated with COVID-19 could cost charities in Canada between $9 billion and $15 billion in revenue. Charities generate reve- nue through auctions, fundraising events and campaigns and galas as well as earned income from service fees and other forms of online and in-per- son gift-giving. A report published by Imagine Can- ada in May revealed chari- ties have experienced de- clines in revenue from all sources, with arts and rec- reation organizations and charities that rely on earned income hit especial- ly hard. The organization's di- rector of research, David Lasby, based the report on the results of a late-April survey of 1,458 heads of charities in Canada. He said trends in Ontario, which has the largest non- profit sector in Canada, mirror what he has seen across the country. "Fundraising is a very personal endeavour, and there's actually very little of it that doesn't, in some way, at some stage of the process, track back to face- to-face contact," he said- . "Physical distancing af- fects much more than you might think. If you think this is just about the can- cellation of event-based fundraising, actually, it's more than that." While Ontario's chari- ties have lost revenue in previous economic down- turns, like the 2008-09 re- cession, Lasby said losses were usually limited to a few revenue streams, al- lowing charities to com- pensate in other areas. Las- by said the broad losses are unprecedented. "We're basically in terri- tory almost without prece- dent in living memory," he said. LOOKING AHEAD Of the charities sur- veyed by Imagine Canada, only 20 per cent believe they will be able to main- tain their current level of operations for three to six months. Bruce MacDonald, pres- ident and CEO of Imagine Canada, said there is a risk of a disappearance or re- duction of services. "We live in a society where we have benefitted from the ability to pick up a phone or go online and con- nect with an organization and very quickly receive whatever services we need," he said. "I think what's at risk is the future of those being available to Canadians when they want them." MacDonald said chari- ties, governments and do- nors all have a part to play: * charitable organiza- tions need to come up with innovative ways to fun- draise and deliver their services in a world re- shaped by the pandemic; • governments should move to stabilize the non- profit sector through emer- gency funding; and • donors need to dig into their pockets to help keep their favourite charities alive. "We really do need Ca- nadians, where possible, to hang with charities," he said. "If they value those services, and they still have employment and can help a bit more, now is the time to do so." ONTARIO'S CHARITIES ARE STRUGGLING Across Ontario, charitable organizations are struggling as the COVID-19 pandemic cuts off their revenue streams. Here, volunteers load boxes of food, toys and household items for delivery as part of Operation Ramzieh by the Abuse Hurts organization. Steve Somerville/Torstar MEGAN DELAIRE mdelaire@toronto.com NEWS PANDEMIC PUTS #GIVINGBACK AT AN ALL-TIME LOW