What do you all think of this?...

Nearly 54,000 Catholics contributed, up about 20 percent from the year before. Archbishop Sean O'Malley called it a "heartwarming sign" after three years of fallout from the scandal, which saw numerous priests defrocked. However, the fund-raising campaign still fell far short of the $17 million the archdiocese raised before the scandal erupted in early 2002.

Heh, look at what I found...

Without that, the economy's not going to have much of an effect on giving. " Perhaps the best news for colleges and universities was the 21. 5 percent increase in gifts from non-alumni donors — often parents of alumni, community members or donors who want to back specific research.

Heh, look at what I found...

S. colleges and universities rose 3. 4 percent last year to a record $24.

I thought that this was awesome when I first read it...

" Perhaps the best news for colleges and universities was the 21. 5 percent increase in gifts from non-alumni donors — often parents of alumni, community members or donors who want to back specific research. The increase suggests schools are succeeding in expanding their donor pools.

Can any of you give me some advice about this?...

Nearly 54,000 Catholics contributed, up about 20 percent from the year before. Archbishop Sean O'Malley called it a "heartwarming sign" after three years of fallout from the scandal, which saw numerous priests defrocked. However, the fund-raising campaign still fell far short of the $17 million the archdiocese raised before the scandal erupted in early 2002.