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AFP eWire December 10, 2007 |
Majority of Households Give, But Still Many are Not Consistent A majority of U.S. households give to charity consistently every year, but almost three in ten shift every year between giving and not giving. |
AFP eWire June 26, 2006 |
Report Provides New Ideas on Arts, Education, Health Fundraising A new report on household giving in the United States identifies several key factors, beyond just wealth and income, as to why people give to arts, education and health charities. |
AFP eWire November 23, 2010 |
Wealthy Gave in Large Number in Downturn, Though Gift Size Decreased According to a recent study by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, high net worth households in the U.S. continued to support charitable organizations in 2009 at levels that were remarkably consistent with those seen in 2005 and 2007. |
AFP eWire November 13, 2006 |
Majority of Wealthy Unaffected by Tax Incentives, Not Interested in Leaving a Legacy A new study reveals that a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving. |
AFP eWire May 17, 2004 |
"Average" Family in U.S. Contributes More Than 40 Percent of All Giving According to new data, households earning less than $100,000 annually contribute more than 40 percent of all giving in the U.S. |
AFP eWire April 30, 2007 |
Most Giving Doesn't Necessarily Help Those in Need A new study commissioned by Google.org and conducted by the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy argues that less than one-third of all charitable giving is directed toward the poor and others in need. |
AFP eWire December 8, 2008 |
Lapsed Donors Say They Don't Feel 'Connected' The top reason high net-worth donors stopped giving to a charity in 2007 was that they didn't feel connected to the particular organization, reports a new study. |
AFP eWire February 4, 2008 |
New Study Creates Profiles of Wealthiest Households A new study develops philanthropic profiles of the wealthiest 3 percent of U.S. households based on their preferences and motivations and the process they use in giving |
AFP eWire December 5, 2005 |
New Studies Highlight Regional Differences in U.S. Giving Patterns Two new studies shed fresh light on geographic giving patterns in the United States and reveal that some areas are much more generous than had previously been thought. |
AFP eWire June 27, 2005 |
Donors Increasingly Going Online Before Giving A vast majority of U.S. donors are going online to study causes they care about before making a giving decision, according to a new study. |
AFP eWire June 21, 2004 |
U.S. Charitable Giving Surpassed $240 Billion in 2003 American individuals, estates, foundations and corporations gave an estimated $240.72 billion to charitable causes in 2003, according to a study. |
AFP eWire June 19, 2006 |
Annual U.S. Charitable Giving Exceeds $260 Billion American donors gave more than $260 billion to charitable causes in 2005, a 6.1% increase from 2004, according to the annual report Giving USA. |
AFP eWire June 4, 2007 |
Millionaires Gave More in 2006, but Is Philanthropic Interest Waning? Two recently released studies provide contrasting data about whether millionaires will give more in 2007 than in 2006 and if their interest in charitable giving is on the decline. |
AFP eWire June 30, 2008 |
Donors Who Mean Business High net worth business owners are dedicated donors who have incorporated philanthropy into their financial plans and will give steadily despite the economic environment. |
AFP eWire August 25, 2008 |
New Market Research Offers Snapshot of Donors More than half of all donors to human and social service organizations volunteered in 2007, and a third would like to play a more active role in the charities to which they contribute |
AFP eWire June 25, 2007 |
U.S. Charitable Giving Surges Near $300 Billion in 2006 This recent data reveals several interesting trends about giving. For example, while mega-gifts made the news, they still are a small piece of overall giving pie. |
AFP eWire November 2, 2010 |
Women Give More to Charity than Men, New Study Shows Women at virtually every income level are more likely to give to charity and to give more money on average than their male counterparts, after controlling for education, income and other factors that influence giving. |
AFP eWire September 2, 2008 |
Presidential Campaigns Have Little Impact on Direct Mail Fundraising While charities are facing numerous challenges in the current fundraising environment, the presidential election isn't one of them, according to a new research report. |
AFP eWire December 20, 2011 |
Women Drive Philanthropic Decisions in Wealthy Households, but Nonprofits Must Work for Their Trust, Study Finds In nearly 90 percent of high net worth households, women are either the sole decision maker or an equal partner in decisions about charitable giving. |
AFP eWire April 6, 2010 |
Fundraising Tips: A Snapshot of Rural Donors Although people from rural communities are less likely to donate to charity, those that do give donate a higher percentage of their income than urban donors. |
AFP eWire January 8, 2006 |
U.S. Giving to Tsunami Relief Exceeded $3 Billion Approximately 25% of American households contributed a total of $2.78 billion to tsunami relief efforts. Corporations gave $340 million, and foundations accounted for $40 million. |
AFP eWire March 10, 2008 |
Unmarried Women More Generous Than Unmarried Men Unmarried women contribute more to charity on average in every income category as compared to unmarried men, according to a new study. |
AFP eWire June 23, 2008 |
U.S. Charitable Giving Surpassed $300 Billion in 2007 Foundation grant making, which made up 12.5 percent of total giving, is the fastest growing source of charitable donations. |
AFP eWire December 11, 2006 |
Stability for Philanthropic Giving Index, Confusion Over the IRA Rollover The fundraising climate has stabilized over the past year, but charities have seen only limited success so far with the new Individual Retirement Account (IRA) rollover provision, according to the latest Philanthropic Giving Index. |
Registered Rep. November 9, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Feeling Poorer, HNW Gifting Dropped in 2009: Survey Says Bah, humbug. The latest study of charitable giving among America's high-net-worth households shows a marked decline in generosity. |
AFP eWire December 21, 2010 |
How the Young Give A new report suggests that "Millennial" donors (adults born since 1981) have different approaches to giving, and suggests ways to adapt to a more connected and global-minded generation. |
AFP eWire February 2, 2010 |
Boston College Researchers Design First Model to Produce Quarterly Estimates of Household Giving "The Boston College Center for Wealth and Philanthropy's Individual Giving Model is a quantum step forward in how we can estimate charitable giving," said AFP President and CEO Paulette V. Maehara. |
AFP eWire November 7, 2005 |
Study Predicts Charitable Giving Strong This Holiday Season Consumers will be more focused on philanthropic giving than holiday entertaining this year, according to a new study predicting giving trends for U.S. consumers. |
AFP eWire April 24, 2006 |
Survey Shows Hurricane Relief Had Little Impact on U.S. Giving Most Americans who gave money to help victims of the Katrina and Rita hurricanes also contributed to all of their normal charities as well, according to a survey. |
AFP eWire February 17, 2004 |
New Study Examines Regional Differences in U.S. Philanthropy Independent Sector has released a new study that reveals three major factors or characteristics influencing philanthropic activity across the United States. |
AFP eWire August 9, 2004 |
A "Golden Age for Philanthropy" Ahead? The July 29 issue of The Economist predicts that another golden age for philanthropy and charitable giving is about to occur not only in the United States, but also around the world. |
AFP eWire May 2, 2005 |
New Giving Index Shows U.S. Philanthropy Quite Strong Despite mixed signals on the economy, Americans continue overwhelmingly to donate to a variety of charitable causes, with more than 90% giving at least $100 to more than $10,000 annually. |
AFP eWire June 11, 2009 |
U.S. Giving Declines in 2008 Reflecting Economic Woes Charitable giving in the United States declined for the first time since 1987, reports the Giving USA Foundation, though total giving again broke the $300 billion mark. |
AFP eWire January 12, 2010 |
Six Types of Wealthy Donors A new study identifies six types of high net worth donors and explains what motivates them to give. |
AFP eWire January 28, 2008 |
New AFP-Funded Research Compares U.S., Japanese Fundraising A new study examines the extraordinary growth in the Japanese charitable sector, what fundraising methods are most popular in Japan, differing views on giving and how North American fundraisers can approach Japanese donors. |
AFP eWire November 29, 2010 |
Charities Seeing Slight Recovery in Giving, But Not Enough to Keep Up With Demand or Budget Cuts The small rebound hasn't been enough to help many nonprofits that are grappling with staff and service cuts even as demand for their services has increased. |
AFP eWire June 20, 2005 |
Charitable Giving Rises Five Percent in 2004 Charitable Giving in the U.S. exceeded $248 billion in 2004, according to the new Giving USA report. |
AFP eWire May 20, 2015 Andrew Watt |
Comments of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on Cancer Charities Charged With Fraud by FTC AFP responded to the recent action by the Federal Trade Commission against three national charities, Cancer Fund of America, Children's Cancer Fund of America, and Breast Cancer Society. |
AFP eWire February 4, 2014 |
What Canadian Donors Want: Information, Impact and to Help Those in Need More Canadians than ever are knowledgeable about charities and researching before they give, but many are not sure about the impact their gifts are having, according to a new survey. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 Ryan G. Murphy |
Numerology Nearly 60% of American millionaire households get investment advice from a professional advisor and more than half of these households have become more conservative in their investing approach over the last year, according to a report. |
AFP eWire May 27, 2010 |
2009 Household Charitable Giving Down Five Percent from 2008 Individual charitable giving in 2009 amounted to $217.3 billion, a decline of $11.2 billion or 4.9 percent from the estimated $228.5 billion total in 2008, according to the latest report by researchers at the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College |
AFP eWire March 3, 2008 |
Most Canadian Businesses Support Charity An overwhelming percentage of Canadian businesses provide support to charities in some manner, according to a new report by Imagine Canada. |
AFP eWire November 22, 2011 |
Growing Philanthropy: New Audiences, New Channels (Part 3 of 3) Part three in our series on Growing Philanthropy highlights some of the most promising new avenues for increasing giving. |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill |
How They Stay Rich The wealthiest Americans are giving considerably less to charity than they did during the go-go years of the Internet boom. |
AFP eWire September 8, 2014 |
AFP's Response to National Post Article on Policing of Political Activities of Charities The charitable tax designation and the tax credit bind together the interests and concerns of all of us in the betterment of our society. |
AFP eWire May 31, 2004 |
Giving to All Nonprofits, Especially Religious Organizations, Increased in 2003 A study based on telephone interviews found nearly two out of every three households (63 percent) contributed a gift to a place of religious worship, and three out of every four dollars contributed to charity went to religious centers. |
Trusts & Estates April 2003 |
Editor's Briefing For Love of Fairness... Pray For The Rich... Alternative Investments... Tax Law... etc. |
AFP eWire November 19, 2007 |
New York Times, Globe and Mail Honor Giving, National Philanthropy Day(R) In conjunction with National Philanthropy Day, two key North American media outlets developed special supplements in 2007 devoted to philanthropy and the charitable sector. |
AFP eWire April 18, 2005 |
Major African-American Wealth Transfer Projected A recent report projects that the wealth transfer from African-American households via estates in the 55-year period between 2001 and 2055 will range between $1.1 trillion to $3.4 trillion. |
AFP eWire May 19, 2008 |
Millennials Are No Less Generous than Other Generations Young donors in the Millennial generation (born after 1981) are less likely to give and tend to give in smaller amounts than other generations. |