According to the 2012 Giving USA report from the Center for Philanthropy at Indiana University, philanthropic giving has steadily risen up to 3.5% in the past year.
In 2012, philanthropic efforts seem to target the environment, the arts and animals more. Financial contributions and gifts to organizations that focused on humanities, museums, kids' programs, and environmental causes had a steady, unhurried growth. Read the Entire Article
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When Hannah Davis traveled to China to teach English, she noticed how Chinese workers and farmers were often sporting olive green army-style shoes. Those shoes served as her inspiration to create her own social enterprise, Bangs Shoes.