"Varieties of Philanthropic Practice
Among the Wealthy."
Paul G. Schervish and Andrew Herman. Annual Spring Research Forum of the Independent
Sector, New York, NY, Mar. 19-20, 1987.
In this article, the authors provide
a tentative answer to a vexing statistical question about the level of charitable
giving in the United States: Why does the Independent Sector's (IS) "Survey
of Giving and Volunteering "consistently estimate personal contributions
to nonprofit organizations to be 65% to 75% lower than corresponding estimates
reported by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC).
