Fund Raisers Predict That Giving Will Rise

College fund raisers estimate that private giving in 2010 was up almost 3 percent from 2009, according to the results of a survey by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The CASE Fundraising Index, which surveys senior fund raisers about the past 12 months and asks them to look to the future, showed that fund raisers were more optimistic about next year, when they expect giving to go up 5.4 percent.