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[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”13712″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Seattle, WA (November 5, 2014) —<\/strong> This has been an unprecedented year as humanitarian organizations scramble to respond to one global crisis after another. From the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to conflicts in Iraq, Syria and South Sudan, UN officials say the global humanitarian system has become dangerously overburdened and is reaching its limit.[1]<\/a> A new survey of over 2,000 American adults conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of World Vision found that most Americans (who typically make charitable donations during the holidays) do not plan to change the amount of their holiday charitable giving this year due to global crises. Eighty percent said current emergencies such as Ebola, Syria and Iraq would have no effect on how much they give.<\/p>\n

The Exception: Young Men<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the World Vision survey, conducted as part of the World Vision Gift Catalog<\/a> campaign, young men ages 18-34 that usually make charitable contributions during the holidays are most likely to increase holiday donations in response to current global crises (37%). In fact, the survey showed millennial men are seven times as likely as men ages 44-64 (5%) to give more due to what is happening in the world right now, five times as likely as men age 65+ (7%) and twice as likely as men age 35-44 (17%). These young men would even outpace their female counterparts. According to the survey, only 17% of women ages 18-34 say current global conflicts will change their giving patterns.<\/p>\n

Millennials: The New Giving Generation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the second year in a row World Vision’s survey has shown millennial men stand out as a generous generation and gender. A 2013 World Vision survey found that young men were the most likely to give the gift of charity. According to the 2013 survey, 56% of men ages 18-34 have ever given a charitable gift, versus 36 percent of older men (ages 35 and above) and 37% of young females in the same age group.<\/p>\n

“They are often accused of being entitled, needy and narcissistic but these studies seem to show millennials are misunderstood and might be more aptly labeled the giving generation,” said Carrie Swanson World Vision Gift Catalog Director. “At World Vision we see millennials as a strong force to create positive change. Communication isn’t a barrier for this generation. With one click they see global problems right before their eyes, which might be why they are more inclined to change the world instead of just their communities.”<\/p>\n

Survey Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other Findings in World Vision’s 2014 survey included:<\/p>\n