Donations to charities soar across the board - Yahoo! News

Donations to charities soar across the board - Yahoo! News: "Donations to charities soar across the board

By Frank Greve, Knight Ridder Newspapers Thu Aug 11, 1:42 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Donations to a broad array of U.S. charities soared in the first quarter of 2005, putting to rest fears that donors would bankroll tsunami relief at the expense of other causes.

'People gave to the tsunami above and beyond what they normally give,' said Jessica Harrington, the vice president for direct response at Schultz & Williams, a Philadelphia-based fundraising consultant. 'They saw it as an additional gift rather than an instead-of gift.'"