Obama’s Giving Plan: What Does It Mean for Charities?

The Obama plan to limit charitable deductions by the very wealthy has stirred alarm in some quarters of the nonprofit world — but some fund raisers and giving experts say it won’t make much of a difference to charitable giving, The Chronicle of Philanthropy notes.

Plus:

• White House officials say they doubt President Obama’s proposal to place new limits on tax breaks for charitable deductions would dampen giving.

• A round-up of what blog writers are saying about the Obama proposal.

• Leaders of coalitions that represent charities and foundations respond to the plan.