Charitable Giving Index: Fundraising Growth Slows

Blackbaud released a fundraising trends report based on monthly findings from The Blackbaud Index and featuring commentary from Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and American Health Assistance Foundation on the newly released specialty index focused on healthcare organizations.

Chuck Longfield, Blackbaud’s chief scientist and creator of The Blackbaud Index, noted that although overall fundraising grew by a healthy 6.8 percent during June through August versus the same period last year, the Index showed growth slowing in July and now August.