December 17th, 2009 by admin

By Holly Hall

Americans are buying more holiday gifts this season than last, but that same spirit of generosity has yet to reach most charities.

In fact, a Chronicle poll of 395 charities conducted over the past week finds that one-third of charities expect donations to decline by 10 percent or more by year’s end. Another 21 percent also expect donations to decline, although by smaller amounts. Charities of all sizes seem to be affected by the downturn:  MORE . . .

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