Tips for Giving This Holiday Season
Charity Navigator offers the following guidelines to ensure your holiday contributions are well-spent.
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Roundtable Discussion
Are you curious to know how the current economy is impacting donations? Ever wonder how important online giving and product sales are to a charity’s bottom line? We asked the leaders of some of America’s largest charities these and other pointed questions about their fundraising practices. Their candid answers may surprise you.
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Giving Facts
- Faced with personal economic anxieties during 2001, the most charitable givers (earning upwards of $75,000 annually) reduced their contributions by 33 percent.
- During the holiday season, our landfills accumulate an extra 1 million tons of household waste per week.
- Charitable giving has declined by about 1.3 percent during each of the five most recent national recessions.
- Hunger is a persistent problem for 4 percent of families living in the U.S.
- Continued relief efforts for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike are expected to cost upwards of $140 million.
- Thanksgiving weekend has historically seen more alcohol-related traffic fatalities than any other weekend.
Highest and Lowest-Rated Charities by Cause
We offer the following list as a quick reference guide to the highest and lowest-rated charity in each cause that we evaluate. In providing this list, our goal is to help you navigate the crowded charitable marketplace and make intelligent giving decisions.
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