Thursday, December 20, 2007

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management

The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Ho Ho Ho, Fundraising Climate Looks Jolly

The Philanthropic Giving Index (PGI) indicates good charitable giving prospects this holiday season, with a stable fundraising climate that's better than this time last year and six months ago. The latest index was released Tuesday by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

The PGI, similar to a Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for charitable giving, includes three indexes on a scale from 0 to 100, based on a semiannual national survey of more than 152 nonprofit fundraising professionals. The Present Situation Index gauges the current giving environment. The Expectations Index assesses the climate for the next six months, and the overall PGI is an average of the current and future indexes. Higher scores indicate more positive or optimistic attitudes about the climate of fundraising."

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