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Why Giving TimeBeats Giving Money
Carl Turnley
$2,947
THE AVERAGEAMOUNT OF MONEY
PER HOUSEHOLDDONATED TO
CHARITY IN 2015
$373.25BILLION
THE AMOUNT OFMONEY GIVEN TO
CHARITIES IN 2015TOTAL.
A 4.1% INCREASESINCE 2014
$57.19BILLION
FOUNDATIONGIVING IN 2015.
A 6.5 % INCREASESINCE 2014.
THOSE NUMBERSFROM NONPROFIT
TRUST
INDICATE THAT WE'RELIVING IN ONE OF THE
MOST CHARITABLE TIMESTHAT AMERICA HAS EVER
SEEN
VOLUNTEERINGNUMBERS, HOWEVER,
ARE DOWN
THE MARGINAL DROP IN HOURSVOLUNTEERED INDICATES
WE'RE CONTENT WRITING ACHECK INSTEAD OF SEEING THE
RESULTS
WE SHOULD BEGIVING MORE TIME
AND WORRYING LESS ABOUTTAKING THE EASY WAY OUT
WHEN YOUVOLUNTEER YOUR
TIME, YOU...GET TO SEE THE RESULTS FIRST-HAND
KNOW EXACTLY WHERE, HOW, AND WHOYOUR EFFORTS ARE BENEFITTING
ARE TAKING REAL ACTION TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, OR THE
WORLDDON'T RISK DONATING TO A SEEDY CHARITY
AREN'T TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT
WAYS TO DONATEYOUR TIME
VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL SCHOOLVOLUNTEER AT A FOOD BANK OR SOUP
KITCHENHELP BUILD, REPAIR OR IMPROVE THE
WELFARE OF HOMES IN YOUR AREATHE POSSIBILITIES ARE CLOSER TO ENDLESS
THAN THEY ARE TO FINITEVISIT VOLUNTEERMATCH.ORG TO FIND
PLACES AROUND YOU