Center on Wealth and Philanthropy

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Social Welfare Research Institute becomes Center on Wealth and Philanthropy
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News

Just Released: Feb 04, 2010 - Migration of Wealth in New Jersey

In the first half of the decade 1999 - 2008, the net effect of migration for New Jersey resulted in a substantial increase in both household wealth and charitable capacity, while in the second half, the direction of the flow was reversed. Researchers at Boston College's Center on Wealth and Philanthropy have looked into the situation to determine the cause of this phenomenon.

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Just Released: Feb 09 2010 - Growth in African American Households

In this article, John Havens offers updated information about wealth and wealth transfer within the African American community. He find that, "Until 10 years ago, household wealth as measured by net worth has grown substantially slower roughly 30% slower) for African Americans in the U.S. than the national rate. From 1992 through 2001 it grew at a real annual rate of just 2.4% as compared with the national long term rate of 3.2%."

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Press Release: Feb 01, 2010 - First Model on Household Giving

Researchers at Boston College's Center on Wealth and Philanthropy have developed the first model designed to estimate future charitable giving by households on a quarterly basis, and have put it to a successful test run. Using this model, the Center produced a report forecasting charitable giving by quarter for 2009.

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Click here to read a press release regarding the Individual Giving Model.