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WGI 2010 Measures Charitable Behavior of World in Three Major Categories: Personal Giving, Volunteering Time and Number of People Willing to Help a Complete Stranger
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States ties for fifth place with Switzerland in a new "World Giving Index 2010" (WGI 2010) report issued today by the Charities Aid Foundation America (CAFAmerica), a member organization of the United Kingdom- based Charities Aid Foundation international network of offices. The review of the state of giving in 153 countries representing 95 percent of the globe's population is the most ambitious study of its kind to have ever been attempted.
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To Support Vancouver Youth Theater in British Columbia, Kim Cattrall Chooses Same Grantmaker as Bob Dylan, Nike, and MASSIVEGOOD
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CAFAmerica, the U.S.-based member organization of the Charities Aid Foundation international network of offices, is quietly emerging as the "go- to" grantmaker for Hollywood stars and other entertainers, global charity organizations, and big-name brands.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States now ranks the highest in terms of charity in a massive global survey that put the nation in fifth place in 2010, according to CAFAmerica, a member organization of the United Kingdom based Charities Aid Foundation International Network of Offices, providing charitable financial services to individuals, global corporations, charities, and foundations.
According to those surveyed, two out of three Americans said they donated money to charity (65 percent), more than two out of five volunteered their time (43 percent) and roughly three out of four helped a stranger (73 percent).
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GIVEN the polarization in this country on so many issues, it would be easy to dismiss Americans as selfish and untrusting. But that would be an inaccurate characterization, based on reports from charities and a global survey of giving.
The "World Giving Index 2011," a report released this week by Charities Aid Foundation America, found that the U.S. ranked highest among 153 countries in charitable acts this year, up from fifth place in 2010. Two out of three Americans said they donated money to charity; 43 percent volunteered their time; and 73 percent helped a stranger.
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Chani Adams of CAFAmerica, +1-703-549-8931, chani@cafamerica.org
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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2004
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CAFAmerica Quickly Channeling US Charitable Donations to Japan- based NGO JEN (Japanese Emergency NGO), in Addition to Other Major Partners
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CAFAmerica - a member organization of the United Kingdom-based Charities Aid Foundation international network of offices, providing charitable financial services to individuals, global corporations, charities, and foundations - announced today that it has partnered with one of its 'Friends of' funds, the Jewish Community of Japan, to support JEN, a Japan-based NGO that focuses on international natural disaster and conflict relief.
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The U.S. tied for fifth place with Switzerland in the World Giving Index 2010 report issued by the Charities Aid Foundation America Washington, D.C., ...
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...New York City-based Robin Hood Foundation was the final cut last year, with $151 million, an... to be consistent across all types of charities, including human service organizations to disease ...
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WASHINGTON, March 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CAFAmerica - a member organization of the United Kingdom based Charities Aid Foundation international network of offices, providing charitable financial services to individuals, global corporations, charities, and foundations - announced this morning that it will immediately be offering concerned Americans a vehicle for providing assistance to Japanese humanitarian relief efforts in the wake of the fifth largest earthquake ever recorded.
A magnitude-8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast today, triggering a massive tsunami, killing an estimated 1,000 people, and washing away buildings, cars and homes in a matter of minutes. Northern coastal cities such as Sendai, Ofutano City and Onahama bore the immediate effects of the e...