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IN USA

  • $294 billion were donated to 1,400,000 NPO's in 2006 (Source: Network for good).

  • USA third sector total budget is $1.3 trillion.

  • 5.45M full time employees.

  • 132 M volunteers.

  • The 7th largest economy if it was a country...




In Israel

  • Overseas philanthropy to Israel (not including JAFI, KKL and KH) has quadrupled between 1990-2000 from $547,000,000 to $2,274,000,000 (Source: Bank of Israel).

  • 45% growth of 3rd sector in Israel 1997-2002.

  • 22,324 active NPO's in 2006.

  • Government support declines from 63% to 52% between 1997-2002.

  • 236,000 full time employees, budget $23 billion, 13.3% of the GNP.




E-Philanthropy

  • E-philanthropy: 3400% growth of online giving in 7 years. From $200 million in 1999 to $6.78 billion in 2006 in USA.

  • Average donation: 500% bigger on line - $137 online versus $27 offline in 2005 in USA.

  • 859% growth- from 8% on line in 1995 to 68.7% in 2005 in the USA.

  • 39% of American Jews use the Internet for Jewish purposes (source: The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, Annual Assessment 2006).

 
 
 
 
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