Summarizes the current edition of Giving USA, noting that the 3.2 percent growth in giving in 2000 was less than half the increase reported in 1999. Fundraisers suggested in interviews that stock market declines and the slowdown of the economy had a negative impact on donations. While gifts to environmental and health groups increased the most, human-service and arts organizations experienced the lowest rates of growth. Giving during recessions. Also recommends strategies that fundraisers can study in planning for a campaign during a recession.
Study finds differences in giving patterns between wealthy men and women.
Chronicle of Philanthropy, vol. Summarizes the report, HNW Digital Wealth Pulse Survey of Wealth and Women, which reveals that giving by affluent women is less influenced by the effect of the estate tax than giving by similarly affluent men. The survey also suggests that wealthy women are more motivated to give to strong social causes than wealthy men are. While affluent women tend to support organizations concerned with health, the elderly, and the homeless, men were more likely to fund political groups and the arts. Sidebar includes charts from the report.