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.
attention call certainly charities disaster effort expect giving period quite scale waves
The scale of this disaster is so big, that there is certainly going to be a lot of effort by the charities to call attention to long-term needs. So I would expect that giving will go in waves for quite a long period of time.
fairly growth happening seem stage
We really seem at a stage where growth is happening in a fairly spectacular way.
seem
It does seem like they should have been straightforward about it.
asked decides definitely depends good government money needed people private role until wait
It is definitely possible. It depends on what the government decides to do and how much more money is needed from the private sector, ... A lot of people wait until they are asked by a role model. Celebrities are very good at encouraging people to give to causes.
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.
donate happen money people smaller
Usually these big bequests happen because people donate all their money when they die, and when they're alive, they give smaller amounts.
assume giving socially
I would assume that he would want to do something to demonstrate that he was being socially responsible through his giving ...
cross red share
The Red Cross is getting the lion's share of the money,
charities donor fatigue phenomenal seems
It seems to be a phenomenal year. Donor fatigue is something not many charities are seeing.
economy outlook
The outlook for 2006 is shakier, if the economy falters,
aggressive assets letting paying people
A lot of nonprofits have been very aggressive about letting people know that everyone has some assets they can leave. And it's paying off.
extent giving likely people
As people see the extent of the damage, they're likely to keep giving in big ways.
amount challenge compared remarkable
a very remarkable outpouring, but compared to the amount of need . . . there's still a fund-raising challenge ahead.