The post-boomer babies now are young adults poised to offer greener pastures for organizations seeking new donors.

By Paul Barbagallo

Respondents cited several factors as limiting more extensive and intensive philanthropic involvement at this stage of their lives. Among them: not enough desired wealth; assets tied up in business activities; and the need for more education about different methods and strategies of giving.

What’s more, high-tech donors tend not to be active participants in religious congregations, a starkly different characteristic than that of previous wealth-holding generations.