2015 Mid Year Report on U.S. Charitable Giving | Atlas of Giving - Fundraising Forecasting

2015 Mid Year Report on U.S. Charitable Giving | Atlas of Giving - Fundraising Forecasting: "015 first half U.S. charitable giving has been exceptionally (and unexpectedly) strong – up a total of 7.6% to $238.88 Billion from $222.03 Billion for the same period in 2014. Most of this strong giving performance is attributed to the continually good news of improving employment rates. Individual donors, who account for 74% of all U.S. giving, are finding jobs, less fearful of losing their jobs, and enjoying some splendid economic conditions like low interest rates, low gas prices, and little inflation. This leaves them with more disposable income that can be applied to charitable giving."



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Making sense of charitable giving statistics | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional

Making sense of charitable giving statistics | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: Making sense of charitable giving statistics

When surveys produce contradictory findings about donations, it can be difficult for charities to glean any insight from them

Giving Choices

Giving Choices: "Wednesday, August 10, 2011
The latest data
So this morning, I wrote 350 engaging words about research into WHY people give. If you want to read that, stay tuned for another day, because in the process of preparing that post, I discovered that last week the IRS released final data about charitable giving in 2009.

SO.....ta da. A quick look at what changed between 2008 and 2009 in the world of individual, itemized charitable contributions."