Volume 42, Number 11
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Donations in 1997 rose 7.5% to $143.5 billion. Individual gifts to religious causes were the most common.
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A Costa Rican church underwrites an urban outreach effort with premium coffee sales.
by Deann Alford in San Jose, Costa Rica
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After achieving success, early retirees are finding significance in second-career mission assignments.
Christine J. Gardner
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First Resort founder Shari Plunkett wondered how to reach unhappily pregnant women. Answer: Work with HMOs.