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Charitable Giving Sees Big Bump In 2016

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Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: By all accounts, 2016 will turn out to be a successful year for charities. Many nonprofits say they've seen a big increase in donations, and that doesn't count the last few days of December when there's often a rush of last-minute giving. One reason could be the strong stock market. But as NPR's Pam Fessler reports, that's not the only thing behind the rise. PAM FESSLER, BYLINE: There are many signs that this will be a good year for philanthropy. One of the biggest came last month on what's called Giving Tuesday. That's a day-long campaign to encourage online giving. This year, it netted $168 million, a whopping 44 percent more than the year before. And charitable groups say they've seen other encouraging signs. LORIE SLUTSKY: Contributions are frantically coming in. FESSLER: Lorie Slutsky is president of the New York Community Trust, which supports many of the city's nonprofits. She says fundraising is up about $35 million

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