Jan 23, 2009 / 11:30 am
In a speech delivered on Jan. 23 at Fairfield University, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson invited the nation’s top charitable and volunteer organizations to attend a summit on Feb. 27 on volunteerism and the charitable response to the economic crisis.
The leader of the Knights of Columbus said that, with the philanthropic giving index down 22 percent, and the economic crisis affecting non-profit organizations nationwide, charities must increase volunteer activity.