article thumbnail

6 Generations of Giving: Who Gives the Most and How They Prefer to Give

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) The Silent Generation (1925-1945) 88% give to charity, donating an annual average of $1,367 across 6.2 Preferred contact methods: Voice calls, direct mail Preferred donation methods: Direct mail and voice calls 2) Baby Boomers (1946-1964) 72% give to charity, donating an annual average of $1,212 across an average of 4.5

article thumbnail

Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

labor unions based on Candid’s data and discuss trends and opportunities for future research. Unions, charity and voluntarism. Further, the study found that union members were more likely to volunteer for charity and to be more engaged in the community in less formal ways (such as going to meetings, tutoring, and mentoring).

Trend 105
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

Since 2012, thousands of nonprofits have run campaigns on CauseVox ’s fundraising platform. That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan. That’s why you should try incorporating more events into your charity’s annual fundraising plan. Click to Tweet. Polar Plunge. 5K/Marathon.

Charity 98
article thumbnail

Study: More People Donated to Charity in 2012 Than 2011

Care2

People donated more money to charity in 2012 than in 2011, according to a Blackbaud survey , where over 4200 donors from the US, the UK, and Australia responded to a variety of questions about their donation habits to nonprofits. one-time donations increased from 2011 to 2012. What Motivates Donors to Give to Charity?

Charity 75
article thumbnail

Give in the Moment: Our Favorite #UNselfies of #GivingTuesday (so far)

EveryAction

Since its founding in 2012, #GivingTuesday has grown into a internationally recognized day of charity and of sharing hope + awareness around the boundless causes + endless opportunities to give back. Here are some of our favorites so far: fundraising giving tuesday'

Giving 226
article thumbnail

Insights from the Blackbaud #GivingTuesday Trends Report

Tech Soup

By most accounts, the annual late November #GivingTuesday online giving tradition has been gaining traction since 2012. It was founded in 2012 by New York's 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation. Blackbaud was a founding partner of #GivingTuesday and has tracked the online giving trends of U.S.

article thumbnail

Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. Today, we refer to it as the “Foundation 1000”, and it is often used to look at historical grantmaking trends. private and community foundations. government agencies ii.

Grant 98