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→United States cities with the highest volunteer participation in religious venues
* Dallas 12.2%
* Dallas 12.2%
* Oklahoma City 11.9%<ref>''Christianity Today'', Sept. 2007, Pg. 19</ref>
* Oklahoma City 11.9%<ref>''Christianity Today'', Sept. 2007, Pg. 19</ref>
====Americans have a long tradition of charitable giving and volunteerism====
The United States is “a land of charity,” says Arthur Brooks, an expert on philanthropy and a professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, who sees charitable giving and volunteerism as the signal characteristic of Americans. Americans increased their charitable donations significantly in 2006 to more than $295 billion -- a record, according to a study released June 25 by the Giving USA Foundation, which reports on charitable contributions. The overwhelming majority of this money was donated by individuals, not corporations or foundations, according to the chairman of Giving USA, Richard Jolly. Donations from individuals, including bequests, accounted for 83.3 percent of total giving last year, or $245.8 billion, he told USINFO.<ref>http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2007/June/200706261522251CJsamohT0.8012354.html</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==