Charitable Giving

111 Million Americans Plan To Give To Charities Online This Year

Posted 12.02.2009 | Impact


Charitable donations for this holiday season could exceed $4 billion, a new survey says. The survey, published by fundraising software company Convio ...

Hey, Who Doesn't Want to Be a Millionaire?

Joel Epstein | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business


Joel Epstein

According to a recent report the number of millionaire households around the world fell from around 11 million in 2007 to 9 million last year. The only region going the other way -- Latin America.

Putting Paris in the Dog House

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment


Cameron Sinclair

I thought it was a joke. Turns out the rumors that Paris Hilton would build a $300,000 dog house were wrong. It really cost $25,000 more.

Demand Grows, Giving Slows: The Teach For America Connundrum

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living


WASHINGTON — When school starts next fall, Teach for America will send an unprecedented number of college graduates to teach in poor communities...

Interview With Shmaltz Brewing Co. Founder

Lynda Resnick | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business


Lynda Resnick's blog: Even before the Great Recession, small businesses knew that if they were to compete against the big guys, they had to stand ou...

America's Poor Give The Most To Charity

McClatchy | Frank Greve | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON -- When Jody Richards saw a homeless man begging outside a downtown McDonald's recently, he bought the man a cheeseburger. There's nothing ...

What Can You do as an Individual to Uplift Humanity?

Mallika Chopra | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living


Mallika Chopra

The power that each of us has in our families, particularly as mothers, is incredible. We shape the world view, the biases, the sense of understanding and compassion in our children.

TOMS Shoes: How To Spend Less And Give More (VIDEO)

Blake Mycoskie | Posted 01.04.2009 | Living


Blake Mycoskie

With the economy as it is, spending money wisely is more important than ever. Gift giving is a wonderful thing - and should continue to be - but we ne...

Charity May Begin at Home, But It's Moving Online

Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.02.2008 | Living


Arianna Huffington

America's economic downturn presents a daunting double-edged challenge to charitable organizations. Hard times mean that more people than ever will be in need of help -- and that fewer people will be in a position to help.