Fewer charities brought in more money in 2008 than 2007: The number of charities that say they brought in more money last year than in the previous year fell to 46%. That’s a new low in the eight-year history of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ State of Fundraising Survey. Forty percent of charities say they brought in less money than in 2007, another all time record. According to the AFP, generally about 60% of respondents say they raised more money in the previous year than the year before.
Who dat say gonna beat them Saints? The New Orleans Saints will host the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins in this year’s preseason. They will travel to play Houston and Oakland. The team announced the opponents today, but did not give the dates and times for the games. The Saints will open their preseason slate by hosting the Bengals at the Louisiana Superdome the weekend of Aug. 13-17. New Orleans travels to Houston in the second weekend of games Aug. 20-24. The second road game sends the Saints to Oakland between Aug. 27-31 to play the Raiders. The Saints will close the preseason with a home game against Miami during the weekend of Sept. 3-4.
