National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) Director of Capacity Building Kevin Lee wrote a commentary about the results of a study, conducted by the NVPC and SMU Behavioural Sciences Institute Director Professor David Chan, showing the link between giving and well-being. The study found that among people who volunteered and/or donated, two-thirds were satisfied and happy with their lives. That is, they had high levels of subjective well-being (SWB). Among non-givers, less than half had high SWB. The pattern of findings remained after taking income status into account.