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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving.

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These data are provided by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University (hereafter referred to simply as "the Center") in Giving USA. But, as with all assumptions … this, too, would benefit from more research. ^ [1] Rooney, "Behind the Myths: The Truth about Religious Giving," Philanthropy Matters, Indiana University, Vol.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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Back in the early 1990s, I had a day job studying nonprofit spending and reporting as part of something called the Nonprofit Overhead Cost Study , a joint project between the Urban Institute and Indiana University. One is that Ken is publicly calling financial ratios the worst way to choose which charity deserves your donation.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Myths about Women as.

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The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University recently distributed the results of a 2010 study, and all of the above were proven false. There is also a free executive summary of the entire Giving USA 2010 report at this site. ^ [1] Giving USA Spotlight, Issue 3, 2010, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University/GivingUSA Foundation.