After the 2016 presidential election, news outlets reported that donations to charities associated with liberal causes had increased. Pundits termed these contributions “rage giving” and hypothesized they were a direct response to Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton. Yesterday, the Woman’s Philanthropy Institute published a new report exploring this and other issues related to philanthropy immediately before and after the election.

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• Although most households reduce spending after retirement, their level of charitable giving tends to remain the same?
• Single women and married couples are more likely to give than single men, and to give more, before and after retirement?