Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2006
Charitable Misgivings: The Senate Finance Committee is calling for more oversight of the nations 3 million U.S. tax exempt organizations. One likely outcome is regular review of tax-exempt status. “Charities ought to periodically justify that they are doing the job they said they were doing when
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
Charitable Contributions to colleges and universities in the U.S. grew by 9.4% during ‘06, reaching $28
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
The same old charitable lie Repeated as the years scoot by Perpetually makes a hit
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
Charitable Giving was steady last year, as employment and the economy stabilized Americans gave an estimated $240.72 billion in ‘03, slightly up from the previous year, according to Giving U.S.A. Estimated giving in ‘03 equaled roughly 2.2% of the nation’s GDP, the 5th year since ’71 that it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
Charitable Fundraising Hazards: While its laudable to donate a portion of sales to a charity, otherwise known as “cause marketing,” it’s a highly regulated and complex practice that poses numerous traps for the unwary. Prudent businesses will seek
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Give thy friend counsel wisely and charitably, but leave him to his liberty whether he will follow thee or no; and be not angry if thy counsel be rejected, for advice is no empire, and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
35.5% or $88.3 billion of all ’04 U.S. charitable giving went to Religion and was the #1 donor
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
U.S. charitable giving rose 11.6% in ’04 over ’03, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The United Way topped the list with $3.9 billion received followed by The Salvation Army at
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
Giving Up: Charitable giving rose 13% last year according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Salvation Army received the most contributions ($1.396 million) while World Vision
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2008
Percentage of personal income in U.S. that went to charitable giving during the Great Depression: 2.9
Percentage of income
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan to indulge in benevolent and charitable sentiment through the appropriation of public funds...I find no
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 16, 2006
35.5% or $88.3 billion of all ’04 U.S. charitable giving went to Religion and was the #1 donor recipient
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Our definition of success is unorthodox. We claim that any man who is honest, fair, tolerant, kindly, charitable of others and well behaved
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
35.5% or $88.3 billion of all ’04 U.S. charitable giving went to Religion and was the #1 donor recipient
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 4, 2006
American Donors give about the same over the long term. The IRS reports that those who itemize deductions on their tax returns have claimed since 1975 that between 1.6% and 2.16% of their income went to charitable concerns. Gallup polls finds that charitable donations run between 1.5% and 2% and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
Generous Christians: The average amount of charitable gifts donated in ‘00 by households in which people regularly attend religious services was $2,151, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The average donated by those who do not
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