Charitable Giving on the Rise

Good news for the nonprofit industry! Giving is on the up and up for organizations of all sizes, based on Blackbaud's findings. Blackbaud provides software and services for nonprofits. Interested in seeing the numbers? Well here they go...

• overall charitable revenue increased 11.3% in the last three months (ending May 2011)
• international affairs increased 13%
• art and culture organizations grew 12%
• small organizations grew 17.6 & in May
• medium organizations grew 10.3%
• large organizations grew 9.8%
• online giving increased by 6.7% for the three months (ending May 2011)

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Fair Market Value of Charitable Donations

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Deducting Charitable Contributions on Tax Returns

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