Giving

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On The Spirit Of Giving: Connecting Business To Spirituality

Shari Arison | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

Read More: The Giving Life, Holidays, Philanthropy, Matan, Holiday Spirit, Charity, Bank Hapoalim, Christmas, Banking, Israel, Shari Arison, Giving, Business, Holiday Season, Spirituality, Living News

The spirit of the holiday season is now spreading all over the world. For most people, this is the time of good will. I believe that we should take the good will of the holiday season into our everyday lives.

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N.Y. Comedian Gives Up Christmas, Gives All To The Needy

NY Times | Hilary Stout | Posted 12.24.2009 | Impact

Read More: Donating to Charity, Giving, Giving to the Needy, Dan Nainan, Skipping Christmas, The Giving Life, No Christmas, Impact News

The answer: Skip it. The whole holiday. No tree. No stockings, carols or any of the "whole nine yards" of trappings and traditions that Mr. Nainan sai...

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Happiness, Success, and the Spirit of Giving

C. Clinton Sidle | Posted 12.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Leadership, Giving, Well-Being, Christmas, Happiness, Holidays, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, Living News

I have been a student of happiness in my spiritual path and of human effectiveness in my line of work. And as my seemingly separate pursuits began to merge, I found that what makes you happy also makes you successful.

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The Greatest Gift We Can Give

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Generosity, Buddha, Giving, Happiness, Christmas, Living News

I am generally not a big fan of the holiday season. Busy streets, crowded stores, mass consumption. I often wonder in all the frenetic shopping, how much true authentic meaning is occurring.

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Rejecting Willful Ignorance

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Poverty, Relationships, Mindfulness, Egocentrism, The Giving Life, Christmas, Giving, The Inner Life, Holiday Season, Spirituality, Living News

In our rejection of willful ignorance, we need look for ways to give back to those less fortunate than us and to make changes in our own lives that can directly improve the quality of life for others.

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Santa Interventions: Helping Parents Save The Magic

Tom Matlack | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Santa Claus, Kids, Christmas, The Giving Life, Parenting, Christmas Spirit, Giving, Holiday Season, Living News

Christmas is upon us, and for many Santa's bag full of surprises includes an assortment of personal dilemmas all having to do with ... Santa.

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Australian Man Opens Free Christmas Store

Posted 12.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Dennis Stevenson, Holiday Giving, The Spirit of Christmas, Giving, The Giving Life, Impact News

Dennis Stevenson had a ton of stuff he didn't need. So, for last Christmas, he opened the doors to his home and allowed those who couldn't afford gift...

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Modest Needs Foundation Shows $10 or $20 Donations Can Change Lives

Posted 12.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Philanthropy, Keith Taylor, Donations, Charity, Giving, Modest Needs Foundation, Small Donations, Impact News

Charitable giving doesn't need to equal large dollar amounts -- 10 or 20 dollars can go a surprisingly long way towards assisting someone in need, CN...

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Georgia Salon Gives 'Gift of Glamour' To The Deserving

Posted 12.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Haircuts, Beauty Boost, Philanthropy, Atlanta, Giving, Salon Giveaway, Carter Barnes Salon, Impact News

When Carey Carter of the Carter Barnes salon in Atlanta, Georgia, got a call from a longtime client who could no longer afford to get her hair done be...

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Reflections On Giving And Receiving

Beth Weinstock | Posted 12.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Volunteering, Receiving, Giving, Service, Betih Weinstock, The Giving Life, Living News

It's that time of year for active giving and receiving. As I choose which of the soliciting envelopes to open, I've been reflecting on my own different ways of giving and receiving back.

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San Clemente Man Sends 4,000 Shoes Across The Border

Posted 12.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Philanthropy, San Clemente, Giving, Shoe Donations, Shoes, Don Glasgow, Mexico, Impact News

This week, we learned about a boy who collected 1000 socks for needy kids. But where would we be without shoes? A San Clemente, Calif. man has the ans...

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Slate: Giving Internationally Better Than Locally

Posted 12.17.2009 | Impact

Read More: Donating to Charity, Giving Internationally, Giving Domestically, Giving, Giving Back, Paying It Forward, The Giving Life, Impact News

As an individual donor, it is always going to be hard to know exactly where you'll have the most impact. Major philanthropic foundations have hundreds...

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Mystery Couple Pays It Forward at Philly Diner

Posted 12.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: Diner, Philadelphia, Giving, Aramingo Diner, Paying It Forward, Impact News

Last Saturday morning, employees at the Aramingo Diner in Philadelphia witnessed a scene straight out of a holiday movie. A young couple ate breakfast...

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Minnesota Sewing Circle Makes Magic, Over 1000 Mittens For Needy

Posted 12.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Mittens, Donations, Giving, Charity, Sewing, Ethel's Mittens, Hats, Impact News

In Center City Minnesota, magic is happening through the hands of many. Ethel's Mittens is a sewing circle inspired by Ethel Yund, a woman who gave aw...

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Is Santa The Greatest Yogi?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Generosity, Inner Life, Inspiration, Yoga, Happiness, Holiday Season, Charity, Christmas, Giving, Love, Santa, Compassion, Living News

A true Yogi is someone who embodies love, generosity and great wisdom, and Santa is a remarkable example of such qualities, which we may all want to emulate.

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Sacramento Man On A Mission: Volunteer For 20 Causes In 20 Days

Posted 12.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: Philanthropy, Giving, Volunteering, 20 Causes 20 Days, Impact News

Erik, a Sacramento man, is on a truly giving mission: he's dedicating himself to twenty causes over twenty days. WATCH THE VIDEO: He explains tha...

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Holiday Giving: Intimate Evenings with Acclaimed Authors and Rare Collector's Books

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity Christmas Gifts, Charity Organizations, Holiday Giving, India, Holiday Shopping, Developing World, Holiday Season, Rare Books, Charity, Developing Countries, Tax-Receipts, Donating to Charity, Collector's Edition, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Holiday Gifts, Literacy, Education, Illiteracy, Cbc, Park-Hyatt, Giving Back, Peter Mansbridge, Christmas Gifts, Adult Illiteracy, World Literacy of Canada, Rohinton-Mistry, Christmas Shopping, Giving, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Kama Reading Series, Books, Books News

Giving is a given during December but why not give a little something extra special this holiday season that will delight the book lovers in your life and promote literacy abroad?

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The Power Of Giving: CNN Highlights Stories Of Generosity

Posted 12.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: 29gifts.Org, Giving, Altruism, Cnn, The Giving Life, Impact News

CNN is celebrating the holiday season by highlighting stories of giving, generosity and hope. In the first installment of their "Giving in Focus: The ...

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Nine-Year-Old Kansas Boy Devotes Holiday Season To Collecting Hundreds Of Toys For Others

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 12.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Kenny Casebolt, Dustin Manning, Homelessness, Homeless Veterans, Homeless, Catholic Charities, Livingston County, Zombie Buildings, Bearing Witness 2.0, Bearing Witness, Giving, Christine-Manning, Impact News

As part of our Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up compelling local stories about the victims of the recession. A nine-ye...

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Giving And The Pursuit Of Happiness

Andrew Shapter | Posted 12.09.2009 | Living

Read More: America, Rights, Philanthropy, Liberty, Relationships, Charity, Freedom, Pursuit of Happiness, The Giving Life, Declaration of Independence, Giving, Chicago, Living News

Is happiness something that we can really pursue? If so, how would we define what happiness is, and when would we know if or when we've got it?

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Do You Know Your 'Love Language'?

Anne Naylor | Posted 12.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Quality Time, Spiritual Light, Acts of Service, Physical Touch, Words of Affirmation, Lao Tzu, Mother Theresa, Giving, Gifts, Holiday Season, Love Languages, Dr Gary Chapman, Love, Communication, Victor Hugo, Relationships, The Giving Life, Living News

This time of the year is one in which we are being showered with spiritual Light. This Light comes as a blessing: to let us see more clearly where we might have something to learn.

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Helping Others May Be Human Nature, Study Suggests

The New York Times | NICHOLAS WADE | Posted 12.02.2009 | Impact

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When infants 18 months old see an unrelated adult whose hands are full and who needs assistance opening a door or picking up a dropped clothespin, the...

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We May Be Born With An Urge to Help

The New York Times | Nicholas Wade | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Selfless, Relationships, Charity, Selflessness, Biology, Physiology, Selfishness, The Giving Life, Tautological Egoism, Giving, Helping, Selfish, Impact, Living News

Biologists are forming a better view of humankind than the traditional opinions of it as warlike and selfish....

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A Tale Of Turkey, Giving And Thanks

Liz Neumark | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Great Performances, Salvation Army, Charity, Giving, Thanksgiving, New York News

Last week's freshly roasted turkeys are officially past the leftover stage but the feeling of having been a part of a unique Thanksgiving Day experience lingers on.

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Webcam Of Shame

Jim Kennedy | Posted 11.26.2009 | Impact

Read More: World Food Programme, Care, Giving, Charity, US Department of Agriculture, Spirit of Giving, Jim Webb, Impact News

The Webcam of Shame (or "I Am My Brother's Keeper-Cam" or "The Eyes Of God-Cam") would bring the terrible reality of 21st century poverty and disease right into our homes and workplaces.

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