Americans expect to give more

Americans say they are more likely in 2011 to increase their charitable giving than to decrease it, marking the first time in four years that donors are more upbeat than downbeat about their giving, a new survey says.

Compared to 2010, 29 percent more households say they play to give more, 20 percent say they plan to give the same amount, and 48 percent fewer say they will give less, says the annual Dunham+Company New Year's Philanthropy Survey conducted by Wilson Research Strategies.