{"id":157,"date":"2015-07-31T20:15:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T20:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godistinction.org\/home\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2021-03-19T01:37:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T01:37:34","slug":"why-give","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.godistinction.org\/home\/why-give\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Give?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Facts &amp; Statistics on Student Debt<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><ul>\n<li>\n<h3>The average student loan debt for the class of 2019 is $29,200, <strong>Institute for College Access and Success, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Every second $2,858 worth of student debt is accrued. <strong>Debt.org, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>The rising national student loan debt is at 1.56 trillion, which is negatively impacting student\u2019s ability to purchase a home, start a business, and contribute to retirement accounts.\u00a0<strong>Forbes, 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d1a545;\"><em>Your Financial Contribution Helps Students Attend College<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:50% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 3.84%;margin-left : 3.84%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 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style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Only 38% of college graduates have discovered work that has a satisfying purpose. <strong>Gallup and Bates College Report, 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>This \u201cpurpose gap\u201d phenomenon suggest 80% of college graduates say it\u2019s important to have a sense of purpose from their work and graduates with high purpose in their work are 10 times more likely to be thriving in their well-being by 59% &#8211; <strong>Gallup and Bates College Report, 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Higher education is an especially good context in which to examine purpose. Many people who discover their \u201ccalling\u201d in life do so between the ages of 20 and 30. <strong>&#8211; William Damon &#8211; Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #39969e;\"><em>Your Financial Support Will Empower and Equip Youth to Succeed<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:50% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 3.84%;margin-left : 3.84%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start fusion-column-no-min-height\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Facts &amp; Statistics on Professional &amp; Career Development<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Students reported feeling their college experience did not provide the critical skills they need to transition into the workforce, such as solving complex problems (43%), resume writing (37%), interviewing (34%) and job searching (31%) &#8211; <strong>McGraw-Hill Education&#8217;s Future Workforce Survey, 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Only 4 in 10 U.S. college students feel very prepared for their future careers. Women were less confident in their career readiness. College graduates don&#8217;t feel well-equipped to face the real world. <strong>McGraw-Hill Education&#8217;s Future Workforce Survey, 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>There are 14.6 million young who do not have mentors. 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