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Online Giving in Times of Tragedy: Avoiding Charity Scams and Donating Safely

Nancy Gofus | Posted 06.10.2013 | Impact
Nancy Gofus

When tragedy strikes, the human spirit doesn't falter. As witnessed with recent events including the Boston Marathon bombings, the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, the garment factory building collapse Bangladesh, and the tornado devastation in Oklahoma, individuals and organizations emerge within those communities and across the world eager to lend a hand to those affected.

From 'I Do' To 'I Donate'

www.today.com | Posted 06.06.2013 | Weddings

With the hefty cost of wedding flowers, food, dƩcor, and a gown, more couples are opting to extend the life of their investment by donating their lef...

Donors Sending Money to Boston Bombing Suspect

Newser.com | Posted 06.05.2013 | Crime

Last week's phone call between Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his mother keeps yielding new nuggets. The latest is that Dzhokhar told her that someone opened a...

Life Lesson: Making the Ask

Don McNay | Posted 06.01.2013 | Business
Don McNay

Fundraising comes down to factors. Being brave enough to ask someone for money and finding people who are interested in the cause you are espousing.

Sequestration: Public School Kids and Teachers Are the Big Losers

Marc Joseph | Posted 05.13.2013 | Impact
Marc Joseph

Here we are at the end of another school year, and once again, teachers throughout the USA are facing uncertainty. Congress has not acted and now the impact of sequestration on federal educational programs is beginning to take hold.

Dream Big

Career Wardrobe | Posted 05.08.2013 | Impact
Career Wardrobe

Many of us have dreams to be successful, dreams to conquer and dreams to explore. Many of us feel our dreams are unreachable. Many of us often express the term 'in our dreams', many of us strive to reach our goals and dreams everyday.

NGegO and the Waste We Cause by Fueling Aid "Hero-preneurs"

Daniela Papi | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Daniela Papi

We can't just read a book and then adamantly defend the author's words as truth without having ever even stepped foot in the place they are speaking about or having much understanding of the context for their work.

Preventing Bankruptcy Before Preschool

Marjoriet T. Matute | Posted 06.12.2013 | Business
Marjoriet T. Matute

As I stir my morning coffee, I can hear the television downstairs in my parents' apartment, the morning news is going over the financial status of our...

Donations Pour In For Girl Who Lost Feet In Freak Lawnmower Accident

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 04.15.2013 | Impact

A little Florida girl who lost her feet in a freak accident has received an outpouring of support from donors who are determined to make sure she walk...

Making a Difference: The World of Giving - Remember Your Charitable Donations Still Count in this Year's Tax Return

Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 06.03.2013 | Impact
Lisa M. Dietlin

As many of us scurry to gather our receipts and recollect the donations we made in 2012, there is a chorus of folks who say that the predicted elimination of the deductibility of charitable donations will result in fewer people giving or people giving less. My response is that it will not.

Beating the Odds

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.27.2013 | Healthy Living
Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

It is heartwarming to know people from all over the globe are willing to respond to these stories. In a digital age, where people spend more time interacting with devices than they sometimes do with other people, the Internet can become a human bridge.

Donors Pay For Funerals Of 6 Ohio Teens Killed In Crash

AP | Posted 03.14.2013 | Impact

WARREN, Ohio -- Members of a northeast Ohio community are offering monetary and in-kind donations to help the families of six teenagers killed when a ...

10 Lab-Tested Ways To Inspire Random Acts Of Kindness

Posted 03.14.2013 | OWN

By Jena Pincott Want to inspire random acts of kindness? Click through the slideshow below for some ideas. Keep in touch! Check out Huff...

On Creativeness and Why Crowdfunding Will Surpass the VC industry

Victoria Silchenko | Posted 05.11.2013 | Small Business
Victoria Silchenko

According to the Kickstarter's data, there was $274 billion collected last year (+238 percent from 2011). In comparison, VC's invested $26.5 billion in 2012 (-10 percent from 2011). Do you see the difference?

Mindful Charitable Giving as a Pathway to Enlightenment

Fred Lawrence Feldman | Posted 04.07.2013 | Impact
 Fred Lawrence Feldman

It is our intent to give and awareness of our acts, more than the amount of our personal philanthropy, that will bring about a brighter future for us in terms of our personal outlooks on life, and for our planet as a whole.

Conscience Is In, Greed Is Out and Crowdfunding Is On

Victoria Silchenko | Posted 04.07.2013 | Small Business
Victoria Silchenko

For most entrepreneurs crowdfunding is not just an option anymore. It is a necessity. And as we all know, necessity is the mother of invention. Stay tuned.

A Zero on a Mission

Monique Ruffin | Posted 04.01.2013 | Impact
Monique Ruffin

As a mother of a 6-year-old who has a unique learning style, I'm always on the lookout for creative books that teach fundamentals, such as the alphabe...

U.N.: We Can't Help Syrians Without More Donations

Reuters | Posted 03.30.2013 | Impact

* Four mln need help in Syria as well as 700,000 refugees * Shifting control of neighbourhoods complicates aid * Donor c...

Really Nice, Rich Guy Pledges To Give Away $1,000 A Day

philanthropy.com | Posted 01.23.2013 | Impact

Ariel Nessel makes a lot of money, and he wants to give away as much of it as he can. So late last year, the 39-year-old Dallas real-estate developer ...

STUDY: Donors Don't Do Much Research Before Giving Money Via Smartphone

Posted 01.08.2013 | Impact

By Zach Halper, The NonProfit Times Americans are increasingly using their smartphones for monetary contributions. A new study by the Pew Research ...

Surprising $10 Million Donation Gives Library Users A Wonderful Life

The New York Public Library | Posted 03.03.2013 | New York
The New York Public Library

By AMY GEDULDIG and ANGELA MONTEFINISE She was like a character out of a heartwarming, holiday movie - literally. New York City's own Mary Bailey wa...

Eliminating Tax Breaks May 'Rip The Heart' Out Of Charitable Sector

Paul Clolery | Posted 02.27.2013 | Impact
Paul Clolery

As the debate and acrimony in Washington, D.C. continues regarding the absurd notion that the federal charitable deduction plays an important role in ...

What REALLY Inspires Millennials To Give

business.time.com | Posted 12.27.2012 | Impact

Scott Harrison understands what young people like. As a former nightclub promoter in New York City, he openly admits that he used to get people drunk ...

Teen Musician Donates Earnings from Holiday Music to Cancer Research

HooplaHa | Posted 02.24.2013 | Good News
HooplaHa

The holidays are the time to be thankful for what you have and give to those less fortunate. Adopting this mantra early in life, Kate Diaz - a 15-yr-o...

Matthew's Miracle: A Christmas Story

Bob Brody | Posted 02.20.2013 | Good News
Bob Brody

In the end, what goes around comes around. In this case, the loss of a child led to a gain for a community. The Hanleys serve as reminders of why we give in the first place, either at Christmas or throughout the year. And why we should give. Indeed, why we must.