I read an article in the Knox News Sentinel recently about charities feeling stressed because of economic pressures. Since we started Abunga we have realized that this is the current trend, people are giving less and less. The upshot to the article is that people are donating more and more goods, and that is great but what nonprofits need, is cash. I don’t know if what we are doing will make a difference or not, but I do know that the need is there. So what is the disconnect? Do people not believe their cash makes a difference? Do they trust the nonprofits they are giving money to? What about you, do you believe that giving cash makes a difference?
Do you believe giving makes a difference?
Published January 8, 2008 Empowering Decency 3 CommentsTags: economy, giving, pressure
2.5% of Households Average Income is Donated
Published December 11, 2007 Empowering Decency 0 CommentsTags: , census, giving, statistics

I was looking up statistics on giving and came across this one…is that shocking or what? 2.5%! I guess I should be glad it isn’t less than that, but in the age of great wealth, you would think our country could get a little higher than this. When we were building our business model and decided to contribute 5% of every purchase, some thought it didn’t sound like enough, and that may be true, but it’s what we can do. It’s what we can commit to, and in light of this statistic…I guess it’s not so bad. What do you think? Is 2.5% what you thought it would be?
Btw, you can find this on the US Census Bureau ‘s website.
http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/638_charity_contributions_average_dollar_amount_and.html

