It’s that time of year when our mailboxes, real and virtual, are flooded with letters, cards and envelopes from charitable organizations asking for our money and time.
The COVID years were a boon to many organizations as individual donors gave generously. This year, the statistics on giving are not exactly merry and bright.
For the first half of 2022, donations were up but donor counts were down. Even though more money was given by fewer people, resulting in a 6.2% increase, those gains were leveled by the 8.5% inflation rate, according to data published by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project.
