Giving Numbers: Reflections on Why, What, and How We Are Counting (Fall 2017)

There are two main, and contradictory, trends in American giving: its steady ascent, and its relative flatness of growth. This historical reflection of U.S. philanthropy delves into what Soskis, of the Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, calls “one of the great, enduring mysteries of philanthropy.” by Benjamin Soskis