自2007年以来,集体捐赠团体(通常称为捐赠圈子)的数量增加了两倍,对于来自不同背景的捐助者来说,这是一种越来越流行的方式来扩大其捐赠的影响。This growth is noted in a new report released this week by the Collective Giving Research Group, of which I’m a founding member along with Jessica Bearman of Bearman Consulting, Julia Carboni of Syracuse University, and Angela Eikenberry of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The Landscape of Giving Circles/Collective Giving Groups in the U.S. — 2016, investigates the current scope and scale of collective giving groups in the United States to understand their impact on donor giving and civic engagement.

给予圈子和类似的协作捐赠(GCS)模型,这些人集体捐赠了钱,有时是无偿的时间来支持组织或共同利益的项目。成员在提供资金以及支持哪些组织或项目方面有发言权。

大多数是围绕特定身份创建的,包括基于性别,种族,年龄和宗教的群体。此外,随着个别捐助者给出的平均水平和最常见的数量可能正在减少,而通过捐赠圈子捐赠的总美元正在增加,给予圈子变得更加包含收入水平。

阅读有关集体捐赠团体的兴起约翰逊中心的杰森·富兰克林(Jason Franklin)。