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United Press International - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper: "U.S. 'donor fatigue' not evident in 2005

Jan. 9, 2006 at 11:13AM

Despite fears charitable donations would decline in disaster-filled 2005 due to 'donor fatigue,' U.S. charities received $245 billion.
'It's so logical to think that there would be this donor fatigue, but there's not much evidence of it,' said Eugene Tempel, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Some charities not connected to disaster-relief efforts told The Washington Post that last year's catastrophes, particularly Hurricane Katrina, actually helped fundraising efforts because they heightened awareness of non-profit g"