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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Giving Will Be Up This Year and Next, Report Predicts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Despite some recent projections showing that the economy may see slower growth in 2016,
<i>charitable giving</i> is expected to grow by 4.1 percent this year and by 4.3 percent in 2017, according to a report released Wednesday. It is a good time to seek grants from charitable foundations.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="content-itemtone11"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B050">Chronicle of Philanthropy<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="content-itemtone11"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#00B050">News and analysis</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#00B050;text-transform:uppercase"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9486 desk<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu"><span style="color:blue">lmason@osrhe.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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