The trends: fewer donors, larger gifts
Canadian taxfilers reported making charitable donations totaling $8.5 billion in 2006, up 8.3% from 2005. But sadly the number of donors decreased 1.4% to 5.8 million. For the fourth year in a row, donors in Abbotsford had by far the highest median donation of any metropolitan area at $620. For a little bit of speculation on why the number of donors is decreasing, check out this article from the Globe and Mail.
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