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Another India Innovation: The Joy of Giving Week

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: India, Generosity, Charity Organizations, Ngos, The Giving Life, The Joy of Giving, Philanthropy, Charity, Strategic Philanthropy, Enjoying Life, Giving, Joy, Living News
Perry Garfinkel

The new generation of proud Indians has been inspired by the great Mahatma Gandhi's mantra, "Be the change you want to see in the world."

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Navigating the Non-Profitsphere

Halle Tecco | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Charity Organizations, Non-Profit Foundations, Non-Profit Donation, Charity, Funding Non-Profits, Non-Profits, Donating to Charity, Charity Navigator, Donating to Non-Profits, Living News
Halle Tecco

So where does your gift have the most impact? How do you find that group of people working to fix that issue you most care about? Here are some great tools for navigating the non-profitsphere.

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Giving Back While Looking Gorgeous: How One Designer is Revolutionizing the Way We Buy and Wear Jewelry

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Megan Fox, Charity Organizations, Small Business, Charity, Kelly Ripa, Donating to Charity, Eva Mendes, Women in Business, Jewelry, Joan Hornig Jewelry, Sarah Jessica Parker, Philanthropy, Oprah Winfrey, Philanthropists, Wall Street, Designers, Donations, Jewelry Trends, Bergdorf-Goodman, Style News
Marissa Bronfman

I had the opportunity to talk with this philanthropic jewelry designer about what inspired her to start Joan Hornig Jewelry and the lessons she learned along the way.

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Why Call It Charity Care?

David Jones | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nonprofits, Charity Organizations, Charity, Nyu, Tax Deductible, Meals-on-Wheels, Donating to Charity, Aspca, Charity Work, Ngos, Not for Profits, Donating to Non-Profits, New York City, For-Profit Firms, Wampanog, Rudy Giuliani, Chuck Grassley, Soup Kitchen, Hospitals, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, David Dinkins, Politics News
David Jones

A 5 percent threshold of free medical care to qualify a nonprofit hospital for tax exemptions and public funding is not unreasonable. Or else, why call it charity care?

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No Way Out: I'm Trapped in Gaza

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Palestinian Territories, Gaza Seige, Charity Organizations, Charity, Gaza, Social Activism, World News
Hani Almadhoun

I am being told that it will be "unlikely" for me to make my way out of Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli-Egyptian siege that has closed borders on every front. Gaza is the largest open air prison in the world.

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Getting Fired Is A Great Opportunity To Serve Your Community

Christine Lias | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Charity Organizations, Job Cuts, Volunteering, Advertising, Marketing, Volunteerism, Public Service, Living News
Christine Lias

Every time that I volunteered (I know this sounds corny and trite) but I felt as if I had a positive and applicable impact on someone.

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A Blue Night to Support Riverkeeper

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 07.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Empire Hotel, General Electric, Charity Organizations, Luigi Tadini, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Brian Wiley, Exxon Mobil, Waterkeeper Alliance, Riverkeeperorg, Donating to Charity, Hudson River, Green Living, Mta, New York City, Bobby Kennedy III, Water Pollution, Tap Water, Amanda Hearst, New-York-City-Tap-Water, New York, New York News
Marissa Bronfman

The skies were grey and the event was Blue but guests at the annual Riverkeeper fundraiser were feeling neither as they mingled on the pool deck of the Empire Hotel to support the charity.

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Make Memorial Day Meaningful

Kim Cattrall | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Sex and the City, Charity Organizations, Iraq PTSD, Ptsd, Memorial Day, Veterans, Veterans Day, Living News
Kim Cattrall

I'm honored to have the opportunity to do something that helps the hundreds of thousands who continue to suffer the wounds of war long after the fighting on the battlefield has ended.

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Nonprofits: State Laws Blocking Access To Funds

AP | MARTHA WAGGONER | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Charity Organizations, Charity, Charity Endowments, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Nonprofit, Endowments, Accessing Endowments, Charities, Business News

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Symphony has all the money it needs. But in this economy, the orchestra isn't allowed to touch it. The value...

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Holiday in St. Bernard

Julie Fefferman | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Charity Christmas Gifts, Charity Organizations, St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Hurricane Katrina, Medicaid, Natural Disasters, Living News
Julie Fefferman

The St. Bernard Community Center is just a few hundred meters from the main drag of New Orleans. Needy members from the community pace in front, waiting for the center to open.

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Philanthropy's New Ice Age: Will Social Innovation Survive the Freeze?

Jumpstart | Posted 01.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Jumpstart, Charity Organizations, Philanthropy, Philanthropy Funding, Charity, Charitable Funds, Strategic Philanthropy, Economy, Social Innovation, Jewish Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits, Innovation, Joshua Avedon, Shawn Landres, Jewish Innovation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Philanthropists, Lee Meyerhoff Hendler, Social Entrepreneurship, Jewish, Nonprofit Sector, Hazon, Nigel Savage, Living News
Jumpstart

After a decade of philanthropic investment that has produced a flowering of innovation and social entrepreneurship not seen since the late 19th century, all signs point to a flash freeze.

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Ethics Trickle Down, McCain

Hal Donahue | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, Charity Organizations, John McCain, Pennsylvania, Military, Sarah Palin, Ethics, William Russell, Fisher House, Politics News
Hal Donahue

The candidate calls himself Lieutenant Colonel Russell. Like him, I'm a retired LtCol, but I seldom go by that title and if I do use it, I always identify myself retired as required by regulations.

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WITNESS

Rebecca Lichtenfeld | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Witness, Charity Organizations, Charity, Drc, Africa, Congo, Health Care, Politics News
Rebecca Lichtenfeld

Some believe that HIV/AIDS statistics are much higher and possibly at pandemic levels in eastern DRC, due to the ongoing conflict between the army and the rebels.

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Can Travel Change the World?

Klara Glowczewska | Posted 10.16.2008 | Style

Read More: Rwanda, Charity Organizations, Ashley Judd, Conde Nast Traveler Five and Alive Fund, Conde Nast Traveler, Population Services International, Style News
Klara Glowczewska

I'd never traveled like this before, with this sort of purpose. Many of our readers, it turns out, have already found the same satisfaction.

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Volunteering: Giving of Your Time, Talents, and Treasures

DivineCaroline.com | YourOnRamp | Posted 10.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Charity Organizations, How to Get Started Volunteering, Volunteering, The Giving Life, Charity Options, Living News

When I left the paid workforce many years ago to raise three children, I got involved with several non-profit organizations that over the years have p...

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What Was the Name of that Green Organization Again?

Graham Hill | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Environmentalism, Charity Organizations, Green Living, Environmental Organizations, Green Tips, Sustainability, Green News
Graham Hill

There are so many great environmental organisations out there. But how many can you remember in a pinch? We have way too many Alliances of ... Resources ... Institutes ...

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Beacons of Hope Glimmer in Dark Financial Times

Vicky Ward | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Lincoln Center, Multiple Sclerosis, David Koch, Philanthropy, Charity, Economy, Blackstone Group, Charity Organizations, Donating to Charity, Living News
Vicky Ward

Just as our billionaires still go on their boats, so also, in New York, often criticized by outsiders for its shallowness and greed, authentic gestures of friendship and generosity endure.

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Help Me Write a Book

Michael Kinsley | Posted 07.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Charity Organizations, Philanthropy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Capitalism, Bill Gates Retires, Michael Kinsley, Gates Foundation, Business News
Michael Kinsley

The notion that capitalism, which is all about self-interest, can be amended somehow to be more about helping others -- and still be capitalist -- strikes many as hopelessly Pollyannaish and bizarre.

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Bikes Not Bombs

Steve Madden | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Charity Organizations, Bicycling, Charity, Peace, Afghanistan, 9/11 Victims, Politics News
Steve Madden

When a colonel at NATO emailed to ask if I wanted to deliver some bikes to Afghanistan, I was taken aback. Oh yeah, I thought. Afghanistan. There's still a war there.

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eCaring: Online Charities More Popular Than Ever

ABC News | Joshua Lipton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Online Donations, Online Charities, Charity Organizations, Charity, Network for Good, Nonprofits, eCharity, Charity Navigator, eCaring, Business News

As the year draws to a close, Americans are busy donating money to charities across the country. Donors are expected to give more than $100 billion to...

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