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<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/01/08/a-few-thoughts-about-fundraising/ A Few Thoughts About Fundraising}</ref>
<ref>[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/01/08/a-few-thoughts-about-fundraising/ A Few Thoughts About Fundraising}</ref>
== Women are less likely to be atheists. Women donate more ==
== Women are less likely to be atheists. Women donate more ==
Surveys throughout the world and other data indicate that women are less inclined to be atheists (See: [[Atheism and women]]).<ref>Khan, Razib (November 18, 2010). [http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/sex-differences-in-global-atheism-part-n/ "Gene expression; Sex differences in global atheism, part N"]. Discover magazine website.
Surveys throughout the world and other data indicate that women are less inclined to be atheists (See: [[Atheism and women]]).<ref>Khan, Razib (November 18, 2010). [http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/11/sex-differences-in-global-atheism-part-n/ "Gene expression; Sex differences in global atheism, part N"]. Discover magazine website.
<ref name="PZ">Myers, P.Z. (June 29, 2010). [http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/06/29/the-woman-problem/ "The woman problem"]. Pharyngula [blog].</ref>
<ref name="PZ">Myers, P.Z. (June 29, 2010). [http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/06/29/the-woman-problem/ "The woman problem"]. Pharyngula [blog].</ref>
According to ''Fortune'' magazine women donate more to charitable causes than men (see: [[Christian fundraising vs. Atheist fundraising#Women are less likely to be atheists. Women donate more|Women donate more to charitable causes than men]]).
According to ''Fortune'' magazine women donate more to charitable causes than men:
{{cquote|“Women are very involved in charitable giving,” explained Nancy Heiser, vice president of wealth management at UBS. “The reasons are simple: Women are living longer, making more money and may be inheriting twice—once from their parents and again if they outlive their spouses.”
Research echoes Heiser’s sentiment. According to WPI’s 2010 Women Give study, American households headed by single females give 57% more than those headed by single males.</ref>}
== Atheism and lower empathy for others ==
== Atheism and lower empathy for others ==