The total revenues of voluntary organizations rose from 1,306 billion lire in 1997 to 1,840 billion lire in 1999 (an increase of 40.9 per cent); there has been greater recourse to funding, whether exclusively or predominantly, from private sources with respect to public projects (almost 60 per cent of these organizations use this type of revenue, while only 8 per cent rely solely on public funds); Total donations on behalf of socially useful initiatives and voluntary organizations are estimated at 2,000 billion lire; Total transfers from banking foundations to finance socially useful activities, in particular service centres for the voluntary sector, are also rising.
- Le revenu total des organisations de bénévoles est passé de 1.306 milliards de lires en 1997 à 1.840 milliards de lires en 1999 (soit 40,9% d'augmentation) ; les projets publics font plus souvent intervenir des financements exclusivement ou essentiellement privés (près de 60% de ces organisations recourent à ce mode de financement et seulement 8% sont entièrement subventionnées) ;