As Washington area nonprofits look to pare back costs as demand for their services rises, some are cutting ties with one source of donations: the local United Way. In recent weeks, a group of 21 charities have announced they will no longer partner with the United Way of the National Capital Area for workplace giving. They cite higher fees, a drop in overall donations and lingering backlash from the UWNCA’s scandal in 2002 as their reasons for parting ways. The new group, Community1st, will be managed by Chantilly, Va.-based America’s Charities, which has emerged as a Washington-area competitor to the United Way. Nonprofit agencies say the UWNCA’s donations haven’t… Read More