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  5 Online Tools to Facilitate Charitable Giving

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  December 20, 2011

  Many donors, especially those who are planning large gifts, want to know how to make their gifts more effective or to fill gaps in funding. Several online providers can meet these needs.

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  Wealthy Women Chief Decision Makers About Charitable Giving

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  December 15, 2011

  Women are different from men in many respects, not least in their influence over charitable giving decisions, according to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Study of High Net Worth Women's Philanthropy, released Monday.

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  Charities Under Obama Tax Plans Would Feel Some Pain: Study

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  November 4, 2011

  Tax code proposals would have limited short-term effects, but in long-term might hurt, Indiana University study finds.

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  Looking to Give a Million? Tool Helps Big Donors Find Right Match

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  October 10, 2011

  A new tool lets big-dollar donors find out about the charities they want to give to before they write that check.

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  Twitter Startup Is for the Wall Street Birds

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 12, 2011

  In yet another case of Twitter aficionados finding unpredicted uses for the social networking site, a financial engineering firm has launched a free service that helps investors make trades based on the analysis of Twitter data.

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  Charitable Giving in U.S. Edged Up to $291B in 2010

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  June 20, 2011

  Total charitable contributions from American individuals, corporations and foundations grew by 3.8% in 2010 in current dollars and 2.1% in inflation-adjusted dollars, according to estimates released Monday by Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

• American Women Are Stronger Believers Than Men in Power of Supporting Causes

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  May 16, 2011

  American women are strong believers in the power of individuals to make a difference by supporting causes, while American men are more likely to view supporting causes as a fad, according to new data released Monday by Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communication.

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  It’s Not Working

  By Olivia Mellan  |  May 1, 2011

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  Women Likelier Than Men to Support Most Types of Charities

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  December 13, 2010

  Women are significantly more likely than men to give to almost every type of charitable cause and are equally likely to support the rest, after controlling for education, income and other factors that influence giving, according to new research.

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  BofA Merrill Lynch Issues High-Net-Worth Philanthropy Study

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  November 9, 2010

  Wealthy households continued to support charitable organizations at levels consistent with those seen in 2005 and 2007, according to the 2010 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy released Tuesday.