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Will having so many disasters happening at the same time affect donations? We asked an expert

  • Written by Patrick Rooney, Glenn Family Chair of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, IUPUI
imagePeople evacuated from Afghanistan arriving in the U.S. flew to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia.AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe

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