globalgiving Giving trends...on the other hand I'm not the only one wondering about a down year for charitable giving - this article from Slate predicts a "Charity crisis" - ands builds the case off the same informal predictor of giving trends that I use - the Robin Hood Fund's annual fundraisingpalooza. Daniel Gross&
hedgefunds Hedge fund foundations Hedge fund foundations are up 31% in endowment value from last year, managing $4.6 billion in assets in 2007 up from 2006's $3.52 billion. This year-to-year growth from 2006 to 2007 tracks with the increase in giving at last year's Robin Hood