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Giving Ticks Upward
Donations to charities rose by 2.3% in 2004By Debra E. Blum
Donations to America's charities appear to be on the rise after several challenging years. "Giving USA," an annual yearbook on philanthropy, reported last week that giving rose by 2.3 percent in 2004, to $248.5-billion -- the first increase in three years. And many fund raisers interviewed in recent days say 2005 is proving to...