For the first time, Pick.Click.Give. donations take a dip

 
The Permanent Fund Dividend website prominently features the Pick. Click. Give. program. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
It has been a difficult year for nonprofits. The state’s budget is shrinking. Alaskans’ wallets are emptying.And, for the first time since Alaskans began donating in 2009, the Alaska Community Foundation’s Pick.Click.Give. program saw a drop in donations.The program allows Alaskans to donate a portion of their annual oil-wealth payments to hundreds o