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Research company Phoenix Marketing International announced findings from its monthly study among affluent individual investors age 21+ with $100,000+ in investable assets.

Participants in the March 2012 monthly Phoenix brand health and advertising performance study reported that they typically donate less than $2,500 each year to charitable organizations. Donations do increase among higher income households, but not exponentially. Phoenix research shows that one-third of U.S. households with annual income in excess of $150,000 donate at least $5,000 annually and about one in six donate more than $10,000.

January 12, 2010, Kalamazoo, WMU News — Western Michigan University is the recipient of the 2008-09 American Humanics Program Excellence Award, a prestigious national honor awarded to institutions dedicated to preparing the next generation of nonprofit sector leaders.

PHOENIX, October 30, 2009 — Bonnie W. Gwin, a leading CEO and board recruitment executive, has been named chair of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America (wish.org) Board of Directors.

Phoenix, Ariz,  August 1, 2009 — International speaker, direct mail fundraising consultant, and author, Mal Warwick will lead a three-session program on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 aimed at Arizona-based nonprofit professionals who are struggling in the economic downturn.  Hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Arizona Chapter, Warwick will lead a discussion on “Fundraising in a Global Context,” followed by a lunch presentation, “Raising Funds When Money is Tight,” and concluding with a workshop entitled “Technology and the Future of Direct Response.”

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 24, 2009 — Esurance, the direct-to-customer online auto insurance company, announced the winners of its annual grant program for charitable causes. For the past two years, Esurance associates in each of Esurance’s office locations nationwide have helped select worthy organizations the company supports for its cause marketing efforts. In 2009, to streamline the submission process and help connect its charitably-minded associates across the U.S., Esurance partnered with leading charity-focused social Web platform, YourCause.com.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, 2009 — Esurance, the direct-to-customer online auto insurance company, announced the winners of its annual grant program for charitable causes. For the past two years, Esurance associates in each of Esurance's office locations nationwide have helped select worthy organizations the company supports for its cause marketing efforts. In 2009, to streamline the submission process and help connect its charitably-minded associates across the U.S., Esurance partnered with leading charity-focused social Web platform, YourCause.com.