USATODAY.com - E-charity sees an increase in online giving

USATODAY.com - E-charity sees an increase in online giving: "E-charity sees an increase in online giving
By Jim Hopkins, USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO � Charity begins at home, especially when it's the home page.
Online donations to the USA's biggest charities surged 63% last year from 2003, a new study says, as the tsunami relief effort and Howard Dean's presidential campaign underscored the value of Internet fundraising.
The 164 groups surveyed by the Chronicle of Philanthropy included Doctors Without Borders USA, which helped victims of the December tidal wave that devastated Asian nations, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society."