{"id":1227,"date":"2017-01-10T08:25:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T14:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2017-01-09T10:26:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T16:26:10","slug":"the-social-determinants-of-charitable-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2017\/01\/10\/the-social-determinants-of-charitable-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"The Social Determinants of Charitable Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over the holidays, many people gave back to their communities by donating goods or services to their favorite charitable organizations. This annual \u201cgiving season\u201d is a crucial time for many nonprofits, so much so that a <\/span>2011 Nonprofit Fundraising Survey<\/span><\/a> reported that half of the surveyed nonprofits received one quarter of their contributions between October and December. Typically, individual households, rather than private corporations or businesses, are the main contributors. In fact, individual giving to the nonprofit sector amounted to $258 billion in <\/span>2014<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research suggests that people with greater education and financial resources, as well as extended social networks, are more likely to give to charities. However, the appearance of increased generosity among people with large social networks may be the result of simply receiving more solicitations for donations or strong ties to\u00a0religious social networks that promote charitable giving. Likewise, individuals who are more involved in civic organizations and report higher levels of social (i.e. neighbors, co-workers) and racial trust are also more likely to give.<\/span><\/h5>\n