Reliable data on charitable giving is hard to come by. But based on the information available, very rich people are at least as generous as everyone else.
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Brain science suggests that seniors care more about the welfare of others than younger folks do.
The response by Chinese donors to this pandemic so far illustrates how the country’s philanthropy is beginning to go global.
The founder of a black hair-care empire supported the NAACP and the Tuskegee Institute, helped preserve Frederick Douglass’s home. She also tried to used her prominence to stop lynching.
Because most people want to be perceived as generous, sometimes monetary incentives for doing a good deed are counterproductive.
The dean of the only school of philanthropy sees some good in the attention charity-related scandals are generating.
Leaders like Ford Foundation President Darren Walker are the exception.
Fewer people belong to a congregation or identify as Protestant or Catholic. And yet, most congregations say their membership is growing or stable.
Trying too hard to keep spending low can make organizations struggle and take a toll on their staff.
Like any personal touch, there’s a chance this common fundraising step makes people feel warm and fuzzy inside. But a five-year research project found that it doesn’t make donors more generous.
Not everyone’s a fan of this fundraising approach. But it does bring the needs of children in developing communities to the attention of many Americans.
Salaries are not the only factor making it hard to keep talented people on board.
The gravity and force of this Category 5 hurricane that lashed the Florida Panhandle and other Southern states may never have fully registered on the public’s radar.
Because large organizations have bigger budgets, they can more easily afford to excel at online fundraising through social media.
Billionaire Robert F. Smith made a big splash when he told Morehouse grads he would pay off their student debt. Yet his generosity adheres to a long African American tradition.
Scholars researched whether bestowing awards on volunteers who pitch in with the Boy Scouts made a difference. The answer seems to depend on whether the recognition is expected or not.
Approaching gender parity on the boards of big nonprofits might help narrow the pay gap among the sector’s highest-paid leaders.
Although far fewer Americans took the charitable deduction on their tax returns, giving stayed fairly steady, according to the annual Giving USA report.
When asked to donate money they had earned through participating in a study, average people tended to choose the less onerous requirements rather than big ones.
As the debate over what ails philanthropy heats up, the questions are going beyond whether massive charitable donations help or hurt society.
Top contributors
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Associated Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Research Associate of Philanthropy, Women's Philanthropy Institute; Doctoral student of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, Indiana University
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Women's Philanthropy Institute, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
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Global philanthropy expert, Carleton University
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor and Shapiro Chair of Public Policy and Public Administration, Trachtenberg School, George Washington University
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Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Economics, Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego
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Associate Professor, Indiana University, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
