Twenty-second Century Philanthropy | Philanthropy Central

Twenty-second Century Philanthropy | Philanthropy Central: "Twenty-second Century Philanthropy

Many philanthropic foundations are created with relatively modest time horizons. These are the foundations that have spent down, that are in the process of spending down, or that have declared they will spend down at some point in the not-too-distant future.

Then there are philanthropic foundations designed with no end point in mind—the so-called perpetual foundations."

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The NonProfit Times - The Leading Business Publication For Nonprofit Management: "Giving Lagging, But Fundraisers’ Optimism Rising

Approximately one-third of charities are raising more funds so far during the 2009 holiday season compared to the same time period in 2008, according to the Holiday Giving Survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

These giving figures are better than they were in last year’s survey, and optimism for the rest of the year and 2010 is much stronger than the same time last year."