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The overall increase followed zero growth in 2003, and a decline in 2002 — the first since 1988.
Kaplan credited a stronger economy and more effective fund-raising.
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The Voluntary Support of Education Survey was based on replies from 971 institutions, a group that accounts for about 85 percent of voluntary support raised by colleges and universities.
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However, the fund-raising campaign still fell far short of the $17 million the archdiocese raised before the scandal erupted in early 2002. Donations plummeted to about $8.
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The Boston Archdiocese said it raised $10. 85 million in 2004 through its annual fund drive, an increase of more than $500,000 over the previous year.
Page Excerpt: "The number one reason people make gifts is being asked. Without that, the economy's not going to have much of an effect on giving.
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