Monday, June 20, 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: " 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.

Among fundraisers, there’s an ethic of not crying wolf, of seeing the positive even in the negatives, and assuming that the unending generosity of the American charitable donor will win out. But below the headline, the Giving USA numbers this year present an alarming picture for communities across the United States on any number of counts."

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