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Author Explores Motives Behind Givers' Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest

In Praise of Givers
by Jim Doherty

In 71 profiles of people who have donated time and money to charitable organizations in Richmond, Va., Jim Doherty explores the reasons why donors older than 45 choose to give at that stage in their lives.

Mr. Doherty, an author in his 70s, writes in his introduction that he wishes to spend his remaining...

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