Are we as generous as we think we are?

A couple of interesting graphics measuring giving related to the Haiti earthquake. (Click to enlarge.)

First, considered in terms of sheer amount of money:

(Graphic: GOOD Magazine)

And second, in terms of giving per capita:

(Graphic: Many Eyes; data source: The Guardian)

Taking the US as an example:

• Gross giving = $114,480,000 ($168,000,000 according to The Guardian’s data)
• Per capita giving = 53 cents (36 cents according to GOOD Magazine’s data)

Haiti’s bones and banks’ bonuses

Check out this insightful–and tragic–analysis of two instances of mourning, from the Guardian newspaper over the weekend: “The World As It Is – or – Bones & Bonuses.”