The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving, a broad-based fundraising index that reports overall giving trends of 3,039 US-based nonprofit organizations representing $7.9 billion in yearly giving on a monthly basis, today reported that charitable giving increased 1.7% for the three months ending November 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving, comprised of actual revenue data from 1,984 nonprofits representing $373 million in yearly online giving, reported that online giving rose 13.3% for the three months ending November 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011.

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DietBet, a social dieting company that brings people together to lose weight and win money, today announced a new feature that lets players donate their winnings to a charity of their choice. DietBetters commit to losing four percent of their starting weight in four weeks and everyone who reaches their goal splits the pot. Now, with this new feature, players can allocate some or all of their winnings to charity. This lets people raise money for causes by simply losing a few extra pounds. Read more...