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Michaela Haas
International Reporter, Consultant, and Scholar at UC Santa BarbaraOriginal article and links here.
Posted: 8th December, 2011
Now it is scientifically proven: Money doesn't buy happiness. Giving does. This is one conclusion to draw from a number of recent studies and surveys. The World Giving Index shows a greater correlation between a person's degree of happiness and giving than happiness and wealth.
Similarly, the University of British Columbia found that the amount of personal spending had virtually no influence on the spender's happiness -- but giving to charity or volunteering for a good cause made the giver considerably more content and happy. Erika Keaveney, executive director of the international non-profit Lotus Outreach, says, "There's plenty of evidence that charitable acts and happiness sustain each other in one big circle. The more we give, the richer we become. Giving a girl the gift of education not only makes a huge difference for the girl and her family, but it creates a remarkable return for the giver too."
Similarly, the University of British Columbia found that the amount of personal spending had virtually no influence on the spender's happiness -- but giving to charity or volunteering for a good cause made the giver considerably more content and happy. Erika Keaveney, executive director of the international non-profit Lotus Outreach, says, "There's plenty of evidence that charitable acts and happiness sustain each other in one big circle. The more we give, the richer we become. Giving a girl the gift of education not only makes a huge difference for the girl and her family, but it creates a remarkable return for the giver too."
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