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Giving Tuesday: Slower Growth but Big Growth in 2014 (Infographic)

Aine Creedon
December 5, 2014
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Giving Tuesday

December 3, 2014; The Case Foundation

This year, while Black Friday’s numbers were lackluster, initial results show that #GivingTuesday has continued to grow—albeit at a rate slower than previous years and less than predicted—inspiring donations to more than 15,000 nonprofits. During the 24-hour period, over 296,000 contributions to charities were made, online and offline. Current estimates show total donations increasing by 63 percent in 2014, with total dollars given estimated at $45.68 million and 68 countries participating, compared to $28.09 million raised in 2013. The amount of individual donations increased by 53 percent when compared to 2013, bringing in 296,291 donations this year. The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy also recorded the average gift size rising from $145.11 in 2013 to an average of $154.18 this year. These estimates are based on contributions tracked by Blackbaud, DonorPerfect, GlobalGiving, Network for Good, and Razoo.

Donations were largely driven by online giving campaigns and social media. Twitter activity produced about 700,000 tweets using the #GivingTuesday hashtag. Average tweets increased from 11,202 per hour last year to 29,108 #GivingTuesday mentions per hour.

The Case Foundation has presented an infographic that highlights some of the noteworthy data coming in from Giving Tuesday in 2014:

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“Just as Cyber Monday and Black Friday are key indicators of consumer sentiment and economic health, this data on #GivingTuesday can serve as an indicator of the health of our giving economy,” said Jean Case, co-founder and CEO of the Case Foundation. “We’re excited about what we saw yesterday, as millions of people came together to support more than 15,000 nonprofits across the globe, demonstrating the true spirit of the holidays and proving that, collectively, small gifts can have big results.”

Giving results for #GivingTuesday 2014 are still expected to grow considerably as offline donations continue to come in and are processed. The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy will provide an in-depth report of the impact of Giving Tuesday on December 17th.—Aine Creedon

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aine Creedon

Aine Creedon is Nonprofit Quarterly's Digital Publishing Coordinator and has worn many hats at NPQ over the past five years. She has extensive experience with social media, communications and outreach in the nonprofit sector, and spent two years in Americorps programs serving with a handful of organizations across the nation. Aine currently resides in Denver, Colorado where she enjoys hiking with her pups Frida and Tucker. She enjoys volunteering in her free time and also serves on the advisory board for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Denver and is the Marketing Liaison for YNPN Denver's Professional Development Committee.

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