Thank you for pointing that out. Here is the revised response:
Urmo Kübar, head of the Praxis think tank, and a promoter of civil society with years of experience in various charitable organizations, says that such incidents leave a bitter taste for donors, but only in the short term. This is also reflected in last year’s statistics, which showed problems with charitable organizations as well.
In terms of individuals, there was actually a 16 percent decrease in the number of donors, but the drop in the total donated amount was only 5 percent. The decline has been primarily among smaller donations, which are presumably random, more emotional, and smaller in amount. The remaining donors have actually given more, said Kübar.
However, over the past ten years, the number of donors in Estonia has doubled. The record growth occurred in 2022 with the addition of aid for Ukraine when the amount donated to nonprofits in Estonia jumped from €56 million to €96 million. Kübar does not predict the same rapid increase over the next ten years.
