Charitable giving up and evolved post-recession

I enjoyed contributing to this discussion. Nicole Norfleet presents a thoughtful state of giving summary.  From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Across the nation, Americans donated about $358.4 billion to charities in 2014, more than the previous peak in giving in 2007, before the Great Recession, according to the 2015 Giving USA report. The amount was the highest total in the report’s 60-year history.

“I think the main reason [for the growth] is the healthier American economy,” said Josh Birkholz, chair of Giving USA Foundation’s advisory council on methodology and a principal at Edina-based nonprofit consulting firm Bentz Whaley Flessner.

Read the article at the Star Tribune here