Giving on PayPal Has Bucked the Recent Downward Trends for Philanthropy
What can we learn from a platform where giving is up this year, while overall giving is trending downward?
Aug 28, 2019 4:40 PM ET
Originally published on FastCompany
By Ben Paynter
In 2018, Americans gave away a total of $428 billion. That may sound like a lot, but it decreased about 2% compared to 2017 levels when adjusted for inflation, driven in large part by a reduction of individual giving. But recent data from PayPal shows the online payment platform has bucked that trend.
