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Five Myths about Charitable Giving to Know before You Give from ERI Economic Research Institute ... #1 – Most charitable donations go to help the poor. In 2008, total charitable giving in the US was estimated at about $308 billion, actually down almost 6% from 2007, according to Giving USA. Of this total, only 9% went to Human Services charities. These are the charities that have been the first to report increasing needs for services and a slower growth in contributions in hard economic times. The biggest proportion of 2008 contributions – 35% -- went to religious organizations. The second highest sector to receive ... Read Full Story

AS SEEN ON PRLog.org REDMOND, WA - Rapid increases in the federal government's Consumer Price Index (CPI) often bring expectations of salary increases at least equal to the " cost of living ." But the recently released CPI numbers show some startling economic trends. From October 2008 to October 2009, consumer prices decreased at an annual rate of 0.2%. The cost of household energy decreased 8.5% from October 2008 to October 2009, a dramatic change from huge increases in 2007 and 2008. The cost of food at home costs dropped 2.8% but cost of food away from home rose 2.2% over the year. That ... Read Full Story

ERI's Relocation Assessor ® is used by thousands of companies to compare cost-of-living levels in over 11,500 area worldwide. The Relocation Assessor ® free demo edition provides access to a limited dataset for product evaluation purposes. ERI's Relocation Assessor ® & COL Survey is a desktop software application that compares cost-of-living levels in over 10,000 areas. HR professionals and consultants utilize this software to calculate relocation bonuses (or salary adjustments) for transferred employees. Relationships are derived from thousands of cost of living data points gathered via ERI ’s provision of web services, digitization of public records, SalariesReview ’s patented online surveys, and other licensed ... Read Full Story

Two Free Editions for Subscribers of (ERI) Economic Research Institute... ERI subscribers now have free access to two new Assessor Series beta editions. The Nonprofit Comparables Assessor has the ability to search and review over thirty million individuals' names and compensation found in US publicly available documents in a new FullXwalk tab ; see ERI's October 2008 newsletter . And the redesigned Competency Assessor (Occupational) now contributes weighted subscriber Subject Matter Expert data to PAQ's eDOT Competency Project ; see ERI's January 2009 newsletter . Order any Assessor Series product or traditional ERI Salary Survey , each fully derived from employer-provided sources , and ... Read Full Story

ERI Distance Learning Center Presents... Analyzing and Using Salary Survey Data Webinar Nov 17, 2009, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (Pacific) This introductory webinar will discuss practical guidelines that may be used for identifying, selecting, analyzing, and using market data to complete essential tasks in determining external competitiveness and establishing an effective market-based pay program. The importance of communicating the compensation program effectively will also be discussed, and practical tips will be provided to assist you in "getting the message" to your employees so that they may understand and, ultimately, buy into the program. Full description Click Here to Sign Up Learning Objectives: • ... Read Full Story