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New Study Determines Which American Counties Give the Most to Charity

Just in time for the holidays, the team at Harmony and Healing unveils their new study determining which American counties give the most to charity. The study compares charitable giving reported by the IRS to overall income to determine how much of each county’s income went to charity.

New Study Determines Which American Counties Give the Most to Charity

 

To help spread awareness about social causes, Instagram has released a new pop-up feature on the hashtag search pages. The pop-ups would appear when you search for certain hashtags related to social causes; prompting you with options of sharing the hashtag page with your followers, or creating your own fundraiser for the cause.


This is a helpful way of reminding people to contribute to social causes, as a direct prompt can likely encourage users to take some action. Moreover, the reason why Instagram has added the option to the hashtag search pages specifically is because users often refer to hashtags to search for trending events, including social causes.

 

Through this update, Instagram has taken users’ requests into consideration about providing more direct ways of supporting charities. The social company decided to partner with several organizations on the initiative to amplify relevant movements.

 

Instagram is Testing Pop-Ups on Hashtag Search Pages Dedicated to Social Causes

Health Charities Ranked by How Much They Spend per Afflicted Person in the United States

In the United States, charitable giving has certainly been on the rise. In 2019 alone, more than $546 billion was raised from Americans, foundation giving, and corporations. In terms of charitable giving, health charities are the biggest sectors, as they receive about 9% of the total charitable dollars. 


Using Charity Navigator, the team at WristbandExpress ranked health charities based on how much they spend on each afflicted person. Based on the data found, it was determined that the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, who spends $273 million on their annual program expenses, spends the most for each afflicted person at $9,089.02 for each of the roughly 30,000 people who live with Cystic Fibrosis in the United States. 

Health Charities Ranked by How Much They Spend per Afflicted Person in the United States #Infographic

Major contributions in the year 2020

While 2020 brought many miseries to the lives of people, let us not forget some of the good things that actually made a huge impact on the world. From contributing to keeping the world at peace to increasing the possibility of employment for people in crisis, 2020 has seen many sad and happy moments. It is commonly believed that billionaires seldom do something good, or more precisely, something good for the cause of society, but that is a complete lie. There are many billionaires among us who have willingly and most delightfully come forward and given away a huge part of their fortunes to serve the global cause.

Today we will review the biggest contributions that took place in the year 2020. From individuals to foundations, the ranking chart conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy throws light upon all the major contributions. Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, bagged the title for biggest contributor by donating an amount of $10 billion at the launch of his very own Bezos Earth Fund. As explained by the billionaire, the purpose of this establishment is to support and help those non-profit groups who are relentlessly working for climate change.

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Online donor stats and behaviors

Donating to a charity is considered one of the noblest social activities. The State of Modern Philosophy shares a report each year that includes the insights that helps the social sector to more effectively engage with their donor base. Donors are essential for a social sector and retaining them is their top priority by creating meaningful connections with them.

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A renowned company or a famous personality must be generous towards humanity. Many popular celebrities and personalities are known for their generosity and how much charitable they are. many of them even set up a charity to help a cause. Donations are an incredible value to the charities and many CEOs of the biggest companies make it their mission to give to the charity.

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Talks about Microsoft to acquire TikTok in the U.S. led to an outcry on Chinese social media and criticism from a Chinese investor in ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, along with other prominent people from the country. 

U.S. President Donald Trump earlier told reporters about his plan to ban TikTok operations in the U.S. and gave Microsoft and ByteDance 45 days to come to a deal.

The proposed acquisition would offer Microsoft an opportunity to take charge of TikTok's U.S. user data and become a major competitor to big social media platforms like Facebook and Snapchat.
Microsoft owns LinkedIn and now intends to buy TikTok's Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand interests as well. The company's shares experienced a 3% rise in early trades on Monday. 

The deal talks haven't yet been confirmed by Microsoft. However, in a reported internal letter to staff this Monday, Zhang Yiming, ByteDance's founder and CEO mentioned that the firm had started talks with a tech company. The proposed deal is likely to enhance U.S.-China relations. 

Reliable sources have revealed that while all of TikTok could be worth $50 billion, the forced division of its U.S. sales and other units will most probably generate a lesser amount. 

Deal Talks Between Microsoft and ByteDance Provoke Outcry in China

How to Give Back as a Team (Plus Why It’s Good for You Too)
Millions of people around the world suffer from lack of food, water, shelter, education, or medical care, and many people in your local community are undoubtedly struggling. Your company can provide meaningful change in the world by committing to giving back.

Giving back may also provide some surprising benefits for your company, especially if you get your team involved. Keep reading to learn about the benefits of corporate philanthropy, find tips to make the most impact with your efforts, and discover ways to inspire your team to get into the spirit of giving back.

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Charitable Giving in the United States
Donating time or money to a charity is a great way to support a cause you care about. Americans give billions of dollars to charities every year. Religious organizations, educational groups, private individuals, social reform, and all sorts of different causes inspire Americans to stand up and pledge their hard earned money.

Charitable Giving in the United States #Infographic

The hardest sporting challenges you can take on for charity
These days, more and more people are taking part in fundraising challenges for charity. Whether you’ve chosen to do a sponsored silence, or host a bake sale, there are many different ways in which people now raise money for charity. Increasingly, one of the most popular methods of raising money for charity is to undertake a sporting challenge, made popular by celebrities such as John Bishop and Prince Harry, who have been role models in encouraging others to take part in similar challenges.

The hardest sporting challenges you can take on for charity #infographic

10 reasons to volunteer with VoluntEars
People volunteer for a variety of reasons, especially wanting to help others. However, D/deaf or hard-of-hearing people can feel isolated or frustrated being the only one in a group of hearing people due to communication problems. VoluntEars exists to solve this problem. VoluntEars is a volunteering organisation that organises worthwhile, safe and exciting trips to developing countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Romania and India. The trips are designed specifically with D/deaf members in mind. An experienced BSL Communicator is part of every 2 Week Group Trip so there is no need to worry about the communication. Furthermore, you will be able to make new friends from the D/deaf community including from local deaf schools where we volunteer. There are many other benefits to volunteer with us and we will ensure you have the trip of a lifetime. Here are the 10 main reasons to volunteer with us.

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The Most Creative Ways to Fundraise
Fundraising is integral to the smooth running of all charities and non-profit organisations; the more money you raise for worthy causes the better and potentially the more lives that can be saved. Donations, no matter how small, can go a long way to help. Fortunately, raising money for charities can be done in a multitude of interesting ways.

The Most Creative Ways to Fundraise #infographic

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