Stacy Palmer
Stacy Palmer
figure frustrated gift outpouring people response slowness
People are very frustrated when they see the slowness of the response (to the hurricane). People figure they can give a gift very quickly. The slowness of the response is part of what triggered this outpouring of donations.
charitable decisions donations donors giving might time whether wonder year
This is a big giving time of the year when a lot of donors are making decisions about where their charitable donations will go, and now they might wonder whether their contributions were well-used.
economy terms
The economy is always the most important thing in terms of fundraising,
economy giving large people strong
The economy is strong enough that people are giving in a large way.
directly fact gas giving jobs pay possibly secure tied whether
Giving is very directly tied to the economy. People's willingness to give as much as they possibly can is tied to whether they feel secure about their jobs and the fact that they are going to have to pay more in gas prices.
assume giving socially
I would assume that he would want to do something to demonstrate that he was being socially responsible through his giving ...
motivated people pictures responsibility saw television
After you see the pictures on the television I think that just motivated so many people to give. They just saw they had a responsibility to do something.
charities donor fatigue phenomenal seems
It seems to be a phenomenal year. Donor fatigue is something not many charities are seeing.
agencies biggest drove government people private quickly reason response seeing sending support
I really think the biggest reason has got to be people seeing government agencies not doing the right thing, ... and that drove them to support a private response and do it quickly by sending it online.
extent giving likely people
As people see the extent of the damage, they're likely to keep giving in big ways.
donations kinds later people strong
Usually we have these kinds of donations in the later part of the year, so people feel it's going to be a very strong year.
economy outlook
The outlook for 2006 is shakier, if the economy falters,