Charitable giving: how generosity can hold up | Money | The Guardian

Charitable giving: how generosity can hold up Money The Guardian: "There is no historical evidence that charitable giving decreases in recessions. If trends in North America during the Great Depression are anything to go by the proportion of individual income given to charity will remain generally constant, although it may be redirected from bigger charities towards local, community-based organisations, which are seen to be working at the frontline helping victims of the economic downturn."