Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Investment Executive - News - Financial Planning - Recession weighs on charitable giving

Investment Executive - News - Financial Planning - Recession weighs on charitable giving: "charitable giving is declining in Canada for the first time in more than 20 years, and charities are placing a new focus on bequests and other strategies in order to maintain donations.

The philanthropic landscape has changed as a result of economic pressures, according to Malcolm Burrows, head of philanthropic advisory services at Scotia Private Client Group, who spoke at a philanthropic advisory forum in Vancouver on Wednesday."

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