The answer is crisis. I think it's a slow walk down a dead-end road. You reach the point where people get turned off. Even some of those who sign the appeals are uncomfortable with them. We do have positive things to say.
Dollars can disappear in other ways, of course.
Some groups lose money on Wall Street. Comfortable office digs and sumptuous fund-raising banquets are another drain on donor dollars. Salaries gobble up money raised, too. Litton did it for free. There should be sacrifice in serving the environment.