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A More Personal Approach to Philanthropy and Fund Raising

Typically, fund raising efforts by not-for-profit groups, such as the American Heart Association, are often focused on encouraging large masses of people to contribute relatively small amounts through campaigns such as Heart Walks and workplace giving.

Golden Age of Philanthropy

The Foundation Center, stating that the United States is experiencing a new “golden age of philanthropy,” reported an increase of 11.7% in giving by the nation’s 71,000 foundations, to $40.7 billion in 2006.
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Charitable Giving Starts Close to Home

The holiday season means many things to many people: family, friends, parties, gifts, and charity. Everywhere you go you can see the Salvation Army volunteers and their bells fill the air with a sound that is unique to this time of year.
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Religious, Education and Social Service Top Affluent Charitable Giving

Spectrem’s Perspective Lifestyles of the Rich, shows that the affluent already know the benefits of giving close to home.
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Shaking the Tree

Shaking the Tree Foundation is a not-for-profit organization with a unique theatre-based workshop approach to wealth education, backed by philanthropic values. As the shear number of wealthy continues its exponential global rise, so does the relatively new business of wealth education.
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What cause will you donate to mostly this year?

	Education (like an Alma Mater)
	Political (like a political race)
	Social (like homeless housing)
	Health (like AIDs research)
	The Arts (like theatre)
	Other

Groups That Rate Charities

American Institute of Philanthropy publishes a “top-rated” link to many charities that have supplied documentation that at least 75% of their donations are used for charitable endeavors.

Charity Guide rates charities in terms of how many dollars it costs to raise $100. That is, what percentage of each dollar that makes it way to charity.

Charity Navigator rates 3,000 charities on a number of factors.

Give.org includes input from the Better Business Bureau Alliance.