The AFP Blog: Giving USA: More of the Same: Giving USA: More of the Same
It’s more of the same for giving, which isn’t a bad thing.
Giving USA 2013, which covers giving levels for 2012, was released today, and the results are what you’d probably expect: a small increase in giving—about 3.5 percent before inflation, and 1.5 percent when calculated with current inflation.
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Showing posts with label NPGivingUSA. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The Stubborn 2% Giving Rate - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
The Stubborn 2% Giving Rate - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: mericans gave $316.2-billion to charity last year, according to “Giving USA,” the annual survey of philanthropy that was released this week. And in a statistic that offers no surprises no one, that represented 2 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, the same as in 2011.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The AFP Blog: Your Last Wakeup Call
The AFP Blog: Your Last Wakeup Call: You may have seen the 2011 giving figures from the GivingUSA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University already. If you haven’t, take a look. It’s not pretty.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Giving USA 2012 Indicates Long, Slow, Uphill Slog…If We Are Lucky - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.
Giving USA 2012 Indicates Long, Slow, Uphill Slog…If We Are Lucky - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active and engaged democracy.: If there is one takeaway for most nonprofits from this year’s Giving USA Report, it is that many nonprofits will be acutely feeling the effects of the recession for many years to come. This is unhappy news for many groups who may already feel that they have had to cut into their musculature to survive.
But before we address the numbers, we have one caveat: not everyone will feel the worst effects of this recession. Some organizations have done extraordinarily well over the past few years, but that is precisely what makes these numbers bad news for many. When the charitable giving numbers are relatively flat and some nonprofits are doing extraordinarily well, conversely, that means some are doing much worse than usual. Thus, we see some groups failing either because they are in a troubled field, or because they are in an economically troubled geographic region, or because they never had much to spare to begin with and the recession has rendered them too spare to survive.
But before we address the numbers, we have one caveat: not everyone will feel the worst effects of this recession. Some organizations have done extraordinarily well over the past few years, but that is precisely what makes these numbers bad news for many. When the charitable giving numbers are relatively flat and some nonprofits are doing extraordinarily well, conversely, that means some are doing much worse than usual. Thus, we see some groups failing either because they are in a troubled field, or because they are in an economically troubled geographic region, or because they never had much to spare to begin with and the recession has rendered them too spare to survive.
Charitable Donations Barely Grew Last Year, 'Giving USA' Finds - Fund Raising - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Charitable Donations Barely Grew Last Year, 'Giving USA' Finds - Fund Raising - The Chronicle of Higher Education: Charitable Donations Barely Grew Last Year, 'Giving USA' Finds
By Holly Hall
For the second year in a row, charitable giving barely grew, rising just 0.9 percent after inflation in 2011, according to Tuesday's release of "Giving USA," the annual yearbook of American philanthropy, which found that donations to educational institutions also edged up by 0.9 percent.
The report estimated that the total donated was $298.4-billion.
By Holly Hall
For the second year in a row, charitable giving barely grew, rising just 0.9 percent after inflation in 2011, according to Tuesday's release of "Giving USA," the annual yearbook of American philanthropy, which found that donations to educational institutions also edged up by 0.9 percent.
The report estimated that the total donated was $298.4-billion.
Giving to Arts and Culture Rose to $13 Billion in 2011 - Businessweek
Giving to Arts and Culture Rose to $13 Billion in 2011 - Businessweek: Donations to the arts in the U.S. rose about 4.1 percent in 2011, to $13.1 billion, according to a report released today by the Giving USA Foundation.
Such gifts fell 2.9 percent in 2009, the year following the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and then rose about 5.7 percent in 2010. Arts and culture organizations received 4 percent of U.S. charitable donations last year.
Such gifts fell 2.9 percent in 2009, the year following the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and then rose about 5.7 percent in 2010. Arts and culture organizations received 4 percent of U.S. charitable donations last year.
2011 Giving Estimated at $298.42B - TheNonProfitTimes
2011 Giving Estimated at $298.42B - TheNonProfitTimes: Giving in the United States reached an estimated $298.42 billion during 2011, an increase of roughly 4 percent from 2010. Giving by individuals led the way, as usual, at 73 percent or $217.79 billion.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | The Other America’s Philanthropy: What Giving USA Numbers Reveal in 2011
The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | The Other America’s Philanthropy: What Giving USA Numbers Reveal in 2011: "Last week the United Way of the Central Carolinas announced that it had withdrawn $2.5 million out of its $10 million in reserves to try to level fund community agencies struggling with increased need and reduced government contracts. Its fundraising had fallen $5 million short from the previous year.
Yet here comes the headline from this year’s Giving USA report on charitable giving: giving was up by 2.1 percent in 2010 over the previous year, indicating a rebound of charitable giving. We can either think of that United Way as a low performing anomaly or look deeper to understand why so many community organizations are still struggling"
Yet here comes the headline from this year’s Giving USA report on charitable giving: giving was up by 2.1 percent in 2010 over the previous year, indicating a rebound of charitable giving. We can either think of that United Way as a low performing anomaly or look deeper to understand why so many community organizations are still struggling"
Friday, June 18, 2010
In A First, Religious Gifts Decline Slightly | The Jewish Week
In A First, Religious Gifts Decline Slightly | The Jewish Week: "Historically, giving to religion does well in trying times, but last year something happened,” says Robert Evans, a member of the Giving USA editorial review board and co-founder of the EHL Consulting Group, a Philadelphia-based consultancy that serves many Jewish nonprofits. “So many houses of worship and synagogues responded to appeals by members for a reduction in dues, and by necessity, houses of worship gave in.” In addition, major capital projects, including renovations and expansions of synagogues, have mostly been halted."
Friday, June 11, 2010
Watertown Daily Times | Charitable giving
Watertown Daily Times | Charitable giving: "Recession-hit Americans are finding it hard to support their favorite charity. The Giving USA Foundation in its annual report said that donations fell by 3.6 percent last year, the largest drop in 26 years."
Monday, June 23, 2008
2007 U.S. charitable giving broke record - UPI.com
There is a variety of coverage of Giving USA today. Additional articles are elsewhere in the blog. Articles are also tagged Giving USA
2007 U.S. charitable giving broke record - UPI.com: "WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Charitable donations in the United States rose to a record $306 billion in 2007, a Giving USA Foundation report said.
Individual donations at $229 billion held steady in 2007 and corporate donations at $15.9 billion declined by 1 percent on the year when adjusted for inflation, The Washington Post reported Monday."
2007 U.S. charitable giving broke record - UPI.com: "WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Charitable donations in the United States rose to a record $306 billion in 2007, a Giving USA Foundation report said.
Individual donations at $229 billion held steady in 2007 and corporate donations at $15.9 billion declined by 1 percent on the year when adjusted for inflation, The Washington Post reported Monday."
Americans are steady in donations to charity
Americans are steady in donations to charity: "Americans gave to charities last year at about the same rate they did the previous year, holding steady on their donations in the face of a housing-market meltdown and a crisis in credit, a study released Monday showed."
Monday, June 25, 2007
Americans set new mark for giving - CNN.com
One of the many articles today about Giving USA survey.
Americans set new mark for giving - CNN.com: "EW YORK (AP) -- Americans gave nearly $300 billion to charitable causes last year, setting a new record and besting the 2005 total that had been boosted by a surge in aid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma -- and the Asian tsunami.
Donors contributed an estimated $295.02 billion in 2006, a 1 percent increase when adjusted for inflation, up from $283.05 billion in 2005. Excluding donations for disaster relief, the total rose 3.2 percent, inflation-adjusted, according to an annual report released Monday by the Giving USA Foundation at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy."
Americans set new mark for giving - CNN.com: "EW YORK (AP) -- Americans gave nearly $300 billion to charitable causes last year, setting a new record and besting the 2005 total that had been boosted by a surge in aid to victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma -- and the Asian tsunami.
Donors contributed an estimated $295.02 billion in 2006, a 1 percent increase when adjusted for inflation, up from $283.05 billion in 2005. Excluding donations for disaster relief, the total rose 3.2 percent, inflation-adjusted, according to an annual report released Monday by the Giving USA Foundation at Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy."
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