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Research Friday: So. What About These Numbers?

ASU Lodestar Center

Listening further, I learned this was a report of a study just recently published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, using data on giving from 2008. 1 But let’s compare their numbers for 2008, the year for which the Chronicle recently reported. Giving USA’s number for individual giving in 2008 is $214 billion. Why the difference?

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America.

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Research Friday: So, where is Bob?

ASU Lodestar Center

This research post is based upon the Pew's social networking site survey of October 20-November 28, 2010. First of all, for this survey 79% of American adults said they used the internet, and 59% of these use at least one SNS. 1] (In 2008, 26% of adults used an SNS.) And the findings are, indeed, interesting.

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Philanthropy 2.0 Study Results Published on Mashable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

research, a survey of the giving habits of the social media savvy, over at Mashable. Million For 20,000 Charities And NonProfits by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch.Com, Washington Post, May 29, 2008. Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008. Million and Counting , The Agitator, May 29, 2008. Frogloop Blog.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

ASU Lodestar Center

A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] Washington, D. As a nonprofit management undergraduate student at ASU, my classmates and I have also been surveyed about what we would like to learn in our classes. We welcome your comments and feedback. Pollak, T.

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Online giving making gains, but at a slower pace - Investment News

AFP Blog

Online giving making gains, but at a slower pace - Investment News: "In its annual survey, including 203 non-profit organizations, the number of online gifts grew by a median of 28% in 2008, according to the Washington-based newspaper, which reports and researches philanthropy.".

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Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances - Don't Try This at Home?

Care2

That was one of the main conclusions emerging from a riveting discussion last week in Washington, DC led by two nonprofit CEO’s who have participated in several mergers and strategic alliances in recent years. But don't expect it to be easy, they said.

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