OPINION — Every summer in Arizona, we brace for the same reality: triple-digit temperatures that don’t let up — even after the sun goes down.
But there’s another pattern that unfolds quietly alongside the rising heat. As routines shift, families travel and charitable giving tends to slow. In the nonprofit world, we even have a name for it: the “summer slump.”
Across the nonprofit sector, July and August are consistently among the slowest months for charitable giving, with donations often dropping by more than 10% compared to the rest of the year.
