Americans are stuck at giving 2 percent of their income to charity. What that means is that it's a fixed pie. ... Unless people change their behavior, a lot of giving will be taken away from other groups.

The beauty of the nonprofit sector is its diversity. Americans need to figure out that they should use the Red Cross, but don't use the whole wad. Save it for some other groups.

The Number 1 reason Americans give is because they're asked.

We can point out problems to a charity, but we're not a service to charities.

Environmental sustainability is substantially a factor of income and the ability to invest in building environmental infrastructure. As Americans, we think we are great at everything. This shows that is not the case.

In the past three years there's been a decline in giving to human service-type organizations. People need to step up to the plate and give extra.