Monday, November 27, 2006

America the charitable: a few surprises - Yahoo! News

America the charitable: a few surprises - Yahoo! News: "Everybody knows Americans are big givers. But their charitable impulses keep generating surprises.
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Consider just a few conclusions from recent research:

*Charitable giving plays an even larger role in the economy than is suggested by some $260 billion in annual contributions. Each dollar of giving appears to create $19 of extra national income, according to a book released this past weekend."

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