A Good Omen for 2011 Fund Raising

Ina sign that donors are feeling better about the economy, the number of American adults who said they plan to increase their contributions to charity this year increased to 18 percent, according to an annual survey.

Meanwhile, the share of people who said they would give less to charity in 2011 shrank to 14 percent in this year’s survey, down from 27 percent (2009 and 2010) and 26 percent (2008).