The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Decreased 0.7 Percent in March

The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving to nonprofits decreased 0.7 percent and online giving increased 12.8 percent for the three months ending March 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013. In addition, The Blackbaud Index Canada, which tracks charitable giving to the Canadian nonprofit sector, reported overall charitable giving decreased 5.5 percent and online giving increased 12 percent for the three months ending March 2014.