The Great Recession of 2007-2011 will resonate through the philanthropic sector over the next half-century, according to a new report by Boston College researchers commissioned by the Boston Foundation, but even so, Greater Boston households and estates could give $600 billion to well over $1 trillion to charities between now and 2061.

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