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Giving Tuesday Shows Strong Growth in Both Donations and Volunteerism

By avorio / December 4, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Giving Tuesday showed strong growth on two fronts in 2014. The amount of cash raised increased 64 percent over 2013, according to one estimate. In … Read more

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Season of Giving: Being Charitable is Good for Your Health

By avorio / December 2, 2014 / 0 Comments

From CDPHP’s Daily Dose blog: The holiday season is here, and many people like to give back during this time of year. With nearly 1 million public charities registered in … Read more

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Stuffing the Turkey and Ourselves: Holiday Consumption and Philanthropy

By avorio / November 27, 2014 / 0 Comments

From Bruce DeBosky and the Planned Giving Design Center: As Thanksgiving approaches, most Americans plan to gather with family and friends. For many of us, the upcoming holidays are a … Read more

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United States Ranks 9th in the World in Giving to Charity

By avorio / November 18, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: The United States climbed into the top 10 on an annual ranking of the countries with the most charitable people but still lags behind smaller … Read more

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Gifts to Donor-Advised Funds Grew 24% in 2013, According to Study

By avorio / November 12, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: A flood of contributions to donor-advised funds pushed assets of the charitable accounts to a new high of nearly $54-billion in 2013, according to a … Read more

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From the Daily Gazette: Niskayuna woman gives $2.5M to five organizations

By avorio / October 27, 2014 / 0 Comments

Excellent news for the Niskayuna Community Foundation (an affiliate of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region). From the Daily Gazette: When Harriet Wall died in March of this … Read more

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Friday Philanthropy!

By avorio / October 24, 2014 / 0 Comments

  A little philanthropic inspiration for Friday afternoon from Weifan Yuan. You don’t need to be a millionaire to be a philanthropist–you simply need to have a giving spirit!

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Planned Giving = More Satisfaction in Giving

By avorio / October 22, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: Most wealthy people give, but few of them are satisfied with what their philanthropy accomplishes, says a new report. The report from UBS Wealth Management … Read more

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Friday Philanthropy!

By avorio / October 17, 2014 / 0 Comments

  A little philanthropic inspiration for Friday afternoon from Gamaliel Bailey, an anti-slavery journalist working in the 1800s.

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From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: As Wealthy Give Smaller Share of Income to Charity, Middle Class Digs Deeper

By avorio / October 8, 2014 / 0 Comments

From the Chronicle of Philanthropy: As the recession lifted, poor and middle class Americans dug deeper into their wallets to give to charity, even though they were earning less. At … Read more

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