“Only One in Five Plans to Reduce Donations to Charity This Holiday Season”

yoav@negevdirect.com 11/23/2009 "Need to Know" for Jewish non-profits, Fundraising Strategy, U.S. Economy
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Thinking about giving to a charity this holiday season? Your not alone. According to the Seattle Times“The Business of Giving” blog, only one in five donors will leave their donation off their holiday check list this year.
Findings in a recent Harris Interactive Surveyalso showed that charities are going after the smaller donataions.
The survey also showed that “74 percent of respondents said they planned to increase their giving once the economy rebounds.”
The United Way of King County does a nice job of securing small donations and spreading their message though their “Give 10/Tell 10” campaign

“The United Way of King County recently launched its Give 10/Tell 10 campaign, which asks for $10 contributions to help struggling families hit by the recession avoid falling into homelessness. After making a gift on the site, donors have the option to pass on a message emailed to 10 friends, encouraging them give, too. The charity is also using Twitter and Facebook to network, post links and share facts, such as “$25 = a week of food for a homeless person in Washington.”

“We really wanted to do something different to get the word out to people that the needs are so great right now and provide a low barrier way for them to get involved,” said United Way spokesman Jared Erlandson. “The thought was what if we could get people to tweet not just about what they are doing tonight, but about how they just helped someone stay in their home for the holidays then we could really have an effective vehicle to get our message out.”

Full Blog Post from Seattle Times here.

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