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American Civil Liberties Union (New York)
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The charity’s national office has eliminated 36 positions, or 10 percent of its staff. It has also frozen salaries.
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American Cancer Society (Atlanta)
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Roughly three dozen jobs were eliminated last summer in the national office, although the charity hired for other jobs as part of a restructuring. It has now frozen hiring.
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (New York)
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The international-aid group reduced its staff last fall by 60 positions, or roughly 8 percent.
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American Museum of Natural History (New York)
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The museum reduced its 1,100-person staff by nearly 10 percent through a combination of layoffs, buyouts, and not filling vacant positions.
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AmeriCares (Stamford, Conn.)
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The organization last month cut its work force by around 10 percent, or 25 people.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Atlanta)
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The national organization has cut its staff by 11 positions, or 3 percent. Some local chapters have also laid off workers.
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California Endowment (Los Angeles)
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As many as 24 employees may be leaving the grant maker as part of a staff reduction. The changes are due to administrative cuts triggered by a decline in the organization’s assets last year and a long-planned shift in the foundation’s grant-making approach, which requires different personnel.
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Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.)
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The national organization has frozen salaries of all workers. A recent survey of 50 local Catholic Charities showed that a quarter have trimmed programs, and 56 percent of those organizations have eliminated jobs.
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Daniels Fund (Denver)
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The grant maker has laid off four employees.
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Harlem Children’s Zone (New York)
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The charity laid off 10 percent of its 1,200-person staff in November.
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Los Angeles Opera
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The organization has laid off 17 people, or 17 percent of its staff.
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Medical Teams International (Portland, Ore.)
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The organization has laid off nine workers, or 10 percent of its staff.
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Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles)
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The museum announced in late January that it would cut 32 jobs, half of which are full-time positions.
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National Christian Foundation (Alpharetta, Ga.)
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The national organization eliminated nearly 10 percent of its 80-person work force in December.
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National Public Radio (Washington)
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In December, the nonprofit organization eliminated 85 positions. Since some of those positions were already vacant, 64 people lost their jobs.
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92nd Street Y (New York)
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In January, the charity pared its full-time staff by 10 percent, or 24 jobs.
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Northern California Public Broadcasting (San Francisco)
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The organization has eliminated 30 positions.
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America (New York)
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The organization laid off workers last month. It would not provide information on how many people were affected.
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United Jewish Communities National Office (New York)
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Thirty-nine full-time jobs and one part-time position were eliminated at the national level last year, as a result of both a long-term effort to cut the size of the staff and the economic situation.
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— Compiled by Caroline Preston and Ian Wilhelm
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