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CHARITY
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CASE

STUDY

The MIDJersey Chamber of Understand the

Commerce was the oficial sponsor of business of giving
the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games
Uniied Sports Festival on Friday, June A

20. Athletes, community members, and ccording to Who is Giving and
volunteers gathered to participate in Who is Getting? Charitable Giv-

this historic event.
ing in Mercer County, New Jer-
sey, a recent study conducted by

the Edward J. Bloustein School of Plan-
ning and Public Policy at Rutgers Univer-

sity, in cooperation with Isles, Inc., and

the MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce,
Americans gave more than $300 billion

to charities in 2012. While the majority of
this giving comes from individuals, corpo-

rations account for 6 percent, or upwards
of $19 million, of charitable giving.

So what does this mean for business?
The study’s purpose is to inform busi-

nesses about non-proits’ cash low, and
how the business community can identify
On Monday, July 21, The MIDJersey
opportunities from these indings. This
Chamber took over both the East and Mayors from Pennington, Hopewell Township, and not only allows for businesses to assist in
West Course at Mercer Oaks Golf Hopewell Borough, along with sponsors and Chamber
and partner with future endeavors with
Course in West Windsor for the annual leadership attended the Mayors of Hopewell Valley non-proits, but it also allows for individu-
Golf Classic event.
luncheon on June 19 at Hopewell Valley Vineyards.
als and companies to see how their giving

is used and allocated. The business of
giving can be seen through individuals’

contributions and through corporate giv-
ing, even throughout the recession.

Hear from Marty Johnson, president and

CEO of Isles, Inc., on Sept. 18 as he discusses
the impact of this study for both non-proits

and the greater business community. Visit
MIDJerseyChamber.org/Events for more

information.

The Mayors of Greater Route One

(GRO) event attracted its largest crowd
in history on June 24 at the Hyatt Re-
gency Princeton.

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