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NCOA Gets $8M Gift From Scott

The NonProfit Times

One of the few known gifts in the latest round of giving by author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott was an $8-million gift to the National Council on Aging (NCOA). It’s the largest unrestricted gift in the 72-year history of the organization. based advocacy group, which announced the gift today.

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Top 10 Most Generous Cities in the U.S.

Care2

The average gift size remained steady in 2011 at about $65 with more than $435M donated to charities. Arlington, VA. You’re in luck because Convio recently released their report on the 273 most generous cities across the United States. To 10 Most Generous Cities. Seattle, WA. Alexandria, VA. Washington, DC. Cambridge, MA.

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A NetSquared Happy Holidays

Tech Soup

They're the new Santa Claus, offering #nptech gifts year-round! Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. Arlington, Texas: DFW Nonprofit Geeks. NetSquared organizers plan events because they have skills to share, want to give back, and want to make the world a better place. Newest NetSquared Groups. Friday, December 18, 2015.

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Most Generous Cities in America

Connection Cafe

Arlington, VA. The average online gift size increased from $62 in 2009 to $65 in 2010. Average gift, donations per 1,000 people, total amount donated per city and number of donations all increased in 2010 compared to 2009. Author: Cheryl Black. How generous is your city? Alexandria, VA. Cambridge, MA. Seattle, WA. Berkeley, CA.

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Charitable Giving in Higher Education: A Conversation with CASE’s Sue Cunningham

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Still, the sector enjoyed an average gift amount of $1,671—the highest of any social good subsector. We expect some change at institutions year over year, as philanthropy is both an art and a science, and often a significant gift will come in and an institution cannot necessarily expect the next year to have that same scale of a single gift.