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Philanthropy Matters : August 2010 |
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8/19/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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August 2010
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Philanthropy Matters
August 2010
Good News and Bad News
Charitable giving drops for second consecutive year
Donations to charities that provide food, shelter and international aid went up
The recent release of Giving USA, an annual report on philanthropy that has been published since 1956, confirmed what the nonprofit sector has known for the past 18 months. Charitable giving is down 3.6% from 2008.
As Americans continue to struggle with recession fallout, charitable giving is among the first things to be cut from household budgets. Notably, religious organizations, which receive more than a third of all charitable dollars, saw its first drop since 1969. The arts, education and humanities also saw record declines.
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More Americans volunteer during hard economic times.
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