Benchmark Freelanthropy Index Tracks State of Charitable Giving in America Reveals High Levels by Lower Income Groups

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Templeton Audio, an audio imprint of
Templeton Foundation Press, will be launched February 14, 2005 with ten
titles in the categories of inspiration, spirituality and health, and works
by Sir John Templeton. Koenig,
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Donation Patterns Show Diversity By Region, Age and Income;
Health and Human Services Organizations are Top Recipients

Despite mixed signals on the economy, Americans continue
overwhelmingly to donate to a variety of charitable causes , with more
than 90 percent giving from at least $100 to more than $10,000 per
year.
These are among the key findings of the inaugural Freelanthropy
Charitable Giving Index, a new comprehensive survey of how much
Americans give and the types of non-profit organizations to which they
give .
Those in the Northeast ranked health and human services higher
than any other region (42 percent ), while those in the South put
religious organizations first (34."





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Each Templeton Audio book has a special introduction by John M.S.95, 2 CDs)

Running time: approximately 1 hour, 20 minutes
ISBN: 1-932031-78-2
Read by: George Saris and Bea Brannon
Category: Inspirational

A guide on how to discover your calling, finding fulfillment that comes
from dedicating your life to something beyond the narrow interests of self,
and why it is so important to do so.95, 2 CDs)

Running time: approximately 1 hour, 16 minutes
ISBN: 1-932031-80-4
Read by: Frank Jacoby
Category: Inspirational

Seventeen investment principles that guided Sir John Templeton's legendary
business career, each coupled with a related spiritual principle that
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percent of women), while the reverse was true where environmental
causes are concerned (11.

The audio books are read by a variety of professionals.

The inspirational titles available in February 2005 as Templeton Audios
are:

Golden Nuggets by Sir John Templeton ($12.95, 1 CD)

Running time: approximately 45 minutes
ISBN: 1-932031-81-2
Read by: Len Stea
Category: Inspirational

A collection of sayings and practical, uplifting advice based on a lifetime
of experience, designed to inspire and motivate those seeking deeper
meaning in life. Harold Koenig, showing how his
personal trials became the catalyst for his pioneering research.

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CDs)

Running time: approximately 6 hours, 13 minutes
ISBN: 1-932031-85-5
Read by: John Matthew and Lisa Friedman
Category: Spirituality and Health

This is a remarkable personal story of Dr.

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PRESS RELEASE Templeton Foundation Press Announces Audio Versions of Its Books

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(www.freelanthropy. "Formatting our books as CDs brings their
messages to an even wider audience.
List of Templeton Audios follows. ($14. It includes an overview of current social trends, debunks retirement
myths , and contents that successful retirement results from identifying a
higher purpose in life that leads to emotional fulfillment.
($14.95)

Running time: TBD
ISBN: 1-932031-84-7
Read by: TBD
Category: Spirituality and Philosophy

Sir John issues a challenge to apply the same energy that has been devoted
to scientific inquiry to the pursuit of spiritual information, noting that
the benefits of extending spiritual knowledge might exceed the benefits we
have realized thus far from scientific and medical advances.

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A full report
of Freelanthropy Index data is available on request at
press@freelanthropy. Templeton,
Jr., who serves as president of Templeton Foundation Press and the
John Templeton Foundation.95, 6 CDs)

Running time: approximately 6 hours, 59 minutes
ISBN: 1-932031-87-1
Read by: John Mucci and Len Stea
Category: Spirituality and Health

A practical and inspiring self-help manual that creates a purpose-filled
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Freelanthropy 's mission is to leverage the
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owned by The Vendare Group, its parent organization. These services
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search and navigation. 773-702-7000 and fax 773-702-7212 (outside U.

The Sir John Templeton audio books available in April 2005 are:

Possibilities for Over One Hundredfold More Spiritual Information: The
Humble Approach in Theology and Science by Sir John Templeton ($14.

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Spiritual Investments: Wall Street Wisdom from the Career of Sir John
Templeton by Gary Moore; read by Gary Moore ($12.

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Perhaps surprisingly, lower-income Americans are among the
nation 's most generous givers, based on percentage of income. The baseline survey, conducted in mid- ranked
education first (nearly 27 percent), while those over 65 favor
charities that support religious organizations by a wide margin (39
percent).

Spirituality and Health audios available in March 2005 include:

The Healing Connection: The Story of a Physician's Search for the Link
between Faith and Health by Harold G.

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Interestingly, married couples favored support
for religious organizations much more than did their single
counterparts (32 percent to 22 percent). Perhaps acting against
type , those with at least some post-graduate education favored
religious organizations over education funding by more than two to one
(34 percent to 16 percent), although a slight plurality of that group
placed health and human services at the top of the list (36 percent).com) is a new online
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non-profit organizations. Emmons and Joanna
Hill, Introduction by Brother David Steindl -Rast ($12. Included
are Koenig's findings on the impact of faith on mental and physical health
and the realization that religious faith and practice are connected to
mental and physical health.

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His commentary includes a brief description of
the content of the particular book, along with pertinent anecdotes about
his father, Sir John Templeton, now in his 90s and still deeply interested
in and involved with these books. Koenig with Gregg Lewis ($14.95, 4 CDs)

Running time: approximately 3 hours, 30 minutes
ISBN: 1-932031-86-3
Read by: George Saris
Category: Spirituality and Health

A guide for healthcare professionals, helping them identify and address the
spiritual needs of their patients so they can treat the whole person; it
includes clear definitions of religious coping, spiritual assessments,
transference and counter-transference, and boundaries to care.95)

Running time: TBD
ISBN: 1-932031-82-0
Read by: Bea Brannon
Category: Personal growth

Thought-provocative questions designed to help people live happier and more
useful lives by becoming more aware of the spiritual principles that
operate in the universe and putting them into daily practice.

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Templeton Audios are available to the media for review upon request.95, 1 CD)

Running time: approximately 1 hour, 7 minutes
ISBN: 1-932031-79-0
Read by: John Matthew and Lisa Friedman
Category: Inspirational

Time-tested words of wisdom about gratitude from various religious
traditions and authors, combined with narrative off the authors'
observations, including Dr.

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Indeed, Americans 45 and above ranked the support of
religious organizations first, while people in the younger age
brackets ranked them last.
On a gender basis, men and women differed in their support for
education funding (22.5 percent).

"Our mission at Templeton Foundation Press is to publish and promote books
that increase the awareness of the role of spirituality in our daily
lives, " explains Joanna Hill, director of Templeton Foundation Press and
manager of Templeton Audio.S.95 )

Running time: TBD
ISBN: 1-932031-83-9
Read by: TBD
Category: Religion

Two hundred weekly sessions of study that include teachings from Judaism,
Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam , Jainism, Confucianism, Taoism,
Sikhism, Zen, and Zoroastrianism, selected for their ability to uplift the
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5 percent of men ranked it first , vs.

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Why Are We Created? Increasing Our Understanding of Humanity's Purpose on
Earth by Sir John Templeton and Rebekah Alezander Dunlap ($14.

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On an income basis, those in both the lowest and highest income
brackets ranked health and human services organizations first (about
35 percent for each).

Noble Purpose: The Joy of Living a Meaningful Life by William Damon,
Introduction by David G.

Purpose and Power in Retirement: New Opportunities for Meaning and
Significance by
Harold G.

Wisdom from World Religions: Pathways toward Heaven on Earth by Sir John
Templeton ($29.

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6 percent for men, 18 percent for women ).
Employment status apparently isn't a critical factor where recipient
organizations are concerned; retirees, those employed full time and
the unemployed all placed support for health and human services at the
top of their list, at 37 percent. and
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Words of Gratitude for Mind, Body , and Soul by Robert A.

Spirituality in Patient Care: Why, How, When, and What by Harold G.

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Now , wherever and whenever people
listen to audio books, they'll have the option of listening to, as well as
reading, our books that extend the dialogue between science and religion,
promote ethical values and the development of character, and encourage a
humble approach in all of life's endeavors . They will be on
sale in bookstores; through the Templeton Foundation Press website,
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