August 31, 2006

Fund Raisers Expect Donations to Climb

By Holly Hall

Despite increased fuel costs, the war in Iraq, and falling housing prices, most fund raisers believe that the economy is not hampering their ability to raise money, nor will it do so six months from now, according to a national survey of 197 fund raisers.

The "Philanthropic Giving Index," as the survey is called, measures fund raisers' views of the fund-raising climate every six months.

In the latest survey, conducted this summer by the Indiana University Center on

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