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giving_top10CharitableNations_070117.sPubDate = "1/15/2007 10:59:03 PM GMT";
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giving_top10CharitableNations_070117.appHeader = "World's most charitable nations";
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117.appDeck = "A country's social and political cultures influence how much money citizens give to charity, according to a November 2006 study by England's Charities Aid Foundation that ranks philanthropic donation as a percentage of gross domestic product. Among nations surveyed, these 10 are the most generous.";
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117.appFooter = "Sources: Charities Aid Foundation, Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, Charities Aid Foundation Australia, The Wheel and Amárach Consulting (Ireland), National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (Singapore), Philanthropy New Zealand";
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giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","1. United States, 1.67 percent of GDP","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "Federal tax laws -- notably low income tax, plus breaks for donations -- are often cited for American's generosity. As is religion, which drives one-third of U.S. charitable giving.<br>";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","2. United Kingdom, 0.73","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "Britons are global-minded philanthropists, with 20 percent of donors directing funds to international causes.<br>";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","3. Canada, 0.72","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "Compassion toward the needy is the top reason Canadians donate, reports the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy. No. 1 excuse for not giving? Saving money for the future.";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","4. Australia, 0.69","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "Since 2002, in an effort to boost the nation's charitable contributions, the Australian government has allowed citizens to donate money to nonprofits from their pre-tax pay.";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","5. South Africa, 0.64","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "This country might have ranked higher had the study included donations that sidestepped official charities. Forty-five percent of South Africans gave directly to needy people.";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","6. Ireland, 0.47","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "The Irish (who are closest to the global survey's charitable average) are most likely to donate through street collections, sponsorship of a fund-raiser, or school projects.";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","7. Netherlands, 0.45","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "\"In countries such as the Netherlands,\" the CAF study reports, \"there is a strong belief that governments rather than charities should provide for social needs.\"";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","8. Singapore, 0.29","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "Increasingly, Singaporeans are planning their giving (21 percent in 2006, up from 9 percent in 2004) and inquiring about recipient charities' management (22 percent, up from 9 percent), according to the country's National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre.";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","9. New Zealand, 0.29","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "Ninety-three percent of Kiwis donate to charity, according to Philanthropy New Zealand, just not always generously. Key reasons for withholding: not knowing which nonprofits are in need -- and whether they're effective.";

giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i++] = new Array("","10. Turkey, 0.23","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
giving_top10CharitableNations_070117[i-1].body = "Bucking conventional wisdom that rich people give more, Turkey and South Africa are the only Top 10 countries where giving levels equal or outpace average incomes.";

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