Traverse City Record-Eagle - Giving where it counts: Survey studies women philanthropists

Traverse City Record-Eagle - Giving where it counts: Survey studies women philanthropists: "Giving where it counts: Survey studies women philanthropists

BY CYMBRE FOSTER
Special to the Record-Eagle

Philanthropists are often thought of as wealthy men who donate large sums of money.

But philanthropy can mean much more, especially to the ever-increasing number of women who are donating their time and money to charitable causes.

The Falconer Group, a family wealth advisory firm in Traverse City, recently released the results of a national survey focusing on the philanthropy of Baby Boomer women born between 1945 and 1960 and Gen X women born between 1961 and 1980."