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Give Like Gates
May 11, 2007
The largest donor-advised funds boasted assets of $19.2-billion last year, an increase of more than 21 percent, according to a survey by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Hemispheres
http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/apr07/gates.html
Starting a donor advised fund is one of the fastest-growing strategies for charitable giving
Bill and Melinda Gates. Jim and Linda Kuhns. They all have something in common: charitable endowments and fabulous wealth and fame, right? Well, maybe not. The lesser-known Kuhnses are among a new wave of philanthropists whoa re proving that establishing an endowment is no longer an activity confined to millionaires or billionaires. Now "thousandaires" like Jim Kuhns, a retired management consultant living in Sonoma, California, can set one up, too. Read more
