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15 Fun Facts from the Giving USA 2016 Report

Lets Talk Nonprofit

FUN FACT #1: Charitable contributions reached a new all-time high in 2015. Last year, Fidelity Charitable received only a fraction less (less than 1%) in private donations than United Way Worldwide. FUN FACT #13: Two sectors (Religion and Education) represent nearly one half of total giving. Educate them about your work.

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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

At the same time, within this austerity framework, nonprofits increasingly fill holes in sectors ranging from education to healthcare to journalism to social services that we depend on the most and that have been receiving less and less government support. There’s also the kind of “emotional labor” involved in courting individual donors. “In

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Is The Generosity Decline Real? What To Do!

Bloomerang

Lower-income and less-educated households are giving less. This is a change from historical trends that saw these groups among the most charitable, particularly through religious groups. The fact that religious affiliation has declined may be contributing to this trend. Volunteerism has declined over the past several decades.