---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 12:41 AM Subject: "Giving Statistics" To: [email protected] http://www.nps.gov/partnerships/fundraising_individuals_statistics.htm GIVING STATISTICS A widely-held perception is that corporations and foundations are the biggest sources to tap for grants and donations. The reality is that four out of five or *80 percent of philanthropic dollars are contributed by individuals* and bequests. That *rises to 87 percent if you include family foundation giving*. Corporations and foundations are easier to target. Their contribution of 5 percent and 14 percent respectively was 19 percent of the total philanthropic dollars in 2010. Individuals are more of a challenge to reach and solicit, but are by far the largest philanthropic resource. -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens