The majority of college-aged Americans say they trust nonprofits to “do what is right” during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a 24-hour online survey conducted by the Cause and Social Influence initiative. While 57% of those young Americans say they’d trust their local government “a lot” or “some,” only 49% were in favor of trusting the federal government to do the same.

The online survey was up for 24 hours on March 20-21, 2020 receiving 1,100 responses from the nationally representative group of college-aged Americans.

A press release detailing the six Key Findings from the survey was released March 25, 2020 showing a promising outlook for nonprofits amidst the pandemic to raise awareness and collect donations to further their organizations and cause. These young Americans are ready to listen.

Read more here from “During Pandemic, Young Adults Trust Nonprofits More Than Government of Corporations,” by Michael Theis with The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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