1) 2 posts per day per person 2) Stay on Topic - Issues specific to St. Paul
While the charitable giving topic has been off-topic, we could easily bring it back to St. Paul (if anyone is willing to take the time).
Its not clear to me that what happens in Atlanta is representative of the nation (or our community). Does anyone have any statistics about voluntarism or charitable giving in OUR community?
That would make this topic appropriate for our forum.
Also, thanks to John Mannillo for bringing up the history of the "privatization" issue in St. Paul. Another great angle for this forum.......
Best wishes,
Tim Erickson List Manager St. Paul Issues Forum
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At 10:33 AM -0500 8/25/04, Dennis Tester wrote:
Here's an example ... from Atlanta (a democratic stronghold) but the figures are likely to be typical regardless of the city.
http://www.researchatlanta.org/ExeSum/exeSum36_01.htm
a.. 81 % of women and 77% of men gave to charity during the past year.
b.. 50 % of women and 46% of men volunteered during the past year.
c.. Individuals in the 45-60-age category gave and volunteered more than any other age group.
d.. Individuals in the $60-90,000 income category gave a greater percentage of their income and volunteered more than any other income group.
e.. As education increases so does the propensity to give and volunteer.
f.. Married individuals give and volunteer more than non-married individuals.
g.. Republicans give and volunteer more than Democrats and those who did not identify a political affiliation.
h.. 60 % of all respondents give to religion, followed by social services, youth programs, education, health, environment, and arts and culture organizations. Giving in each of these service areas exceeds national giving trends as reported in studies by the Independent Sector and the AAFRC ��Giving USA� study.
Dennis Tester Mac-Groveland St. Paul
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