Quotes by Stacy Palmer

“People are more confident about the economy.”

“The outlook for 2006 is shakier, if the economy falters,”

“It is definitely possible. It depends on what the government decides to do and how much more money is needed from the private sector, ... A lot of people wait until they are asked by a role model. Celebrities are very good at encouraging people to give to causes.”

“I would assume that he would want to do something to demonstrate that he was being socially responsible through his giving ... ”

“We really seem at a stage where growth is happening in a fairly spectacular way.”

“The economy is always the most important thing in terms of fundraising,”

“I really think the biggest reason has got to be people seeing government agencies not doing the right thing, ... and that drove them to support a private response and do it quickly by sending it online.”

“It is unprecedented in scale and speed.”

“People are very frustrated when they see the slowness of the response (to the hurricane). People figure they can give a gift very quickly. The slowness of the response is part of what triggered this outpouring of donations.”

“a very remarkable outpouring, but compared to the amount of need . . . theres still a fund-raising challenge ahead.”