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Mexican Center for Philanthropy

Reports that charitable giving by Mexicans totaled only 0.04% of the gross domestic product in 2003 — nearly forty times lower than the United States and lower than Colombia and Brazil — even as the number of tax-exempt organizations in the country more than tripled, from 1,500 in 1995 to about 5,300 in 2011.
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Nonprofits Considering Mergers, Collaborations, and Restructuring

After private giving doubled between 1987 and 2007 it declined by 6% in 2008, the largest drop since “Giving USA” (http://www.aafrc.org/gusa/mission.cfm) began tracking the data more than fifty years ago. State and local government funding can represent more than two-thirds of an organization’s budget, has also been falling.

Now, donors have begun to provide incentives to encourage nonprofits to collaborate or merge with other organizations. In 2008, for example, the Arizona-based “Lodestar Foundation” (http://www.lodestarfoundation.org/) launched a $250,000 annual collaboration prize, and when world leaders and philanthropists gather for former eBay president Jeff Skoll’s annual forum on social entrepreneurship in April, the theme of the conference will be catalyzing collaboration for large-scale change.

“This is a wave of the future, not just a result of these times,” said Lodestar Foundation president Lois Savage. “The sector is realizing that running a nonprofit isn’t a God-given right. It’s a privilege. Leaders need to look beyond their organization and focus on the mission they’re trying to accomplish.”

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Banjo, Shelly. Kalita, S. Mitra.“Once-Robust Charity Sector Hit With Mergers, Closings.” Wall Street Journal 2/01/10.