The Six W's Of Charitable Giving This Season
Ok, ok, I'm thankful, your thankful. But that doesn't have to translate into mindless giving. Let's go over some helpful ground rules for making donations that I developed after working as a reporter.
Ok, ok, I'm thankful, your thankful. But that doesn't have to translate into mindless giving. Let's go over some helpful ground rules for making donations that I developed after working as a reporter.
Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact
On Friday, North Carolina's WWAY featured a story about Terry Jorden and his wife, who were both laid off two years ago and lost their home. They move...
BJ Gallagher | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living
We give thanks by...
Julia Moulden | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living
My favourite New Radical gift ideas might just come in handy. Hopefully you'll find something for the hearts, minds, and souls of the ones you love.
Ed Gurowitz, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
I think that this holiday, rather than dwell on the question of what I am grateful for in my life I will instead consider questions like "am I truly giving?"
Lys Anzia | Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact
"During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future," Menchu Tum says with conviction.
Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
I've been happily married for 15 years to my husband with whom I have two daughters. The problem is that although I love my husband, he is a rather "boring" guy, whereas I'm the type who needs more excitement.
New York Times | GERALDINE FABRIKANT | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business
The 2008 tax filing for the Goldman Sachs Foundation, a copy of which was provided by the firm late Wednesday, provides a glimpse of the legendary tra...
Amy Hungerford | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
Pretension wrapped in a noun wrapped in a gerund: that's what gifting is. This holiday season, give the gift that keeps giving: something nice you picked yourself, for a particular person.
Cameron Sinclair | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact
Through Architecture For Humanity's "Do A Latte Good" campaign, you can bid on coffee with one of our great supporters, and in return they'll contribute to help reconstruction efforts post-Typhoon Ketsana.
Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact
From The Case Foundation: Well, the easy answer is that it's hard to make people give because people don't really want to. The logic is simple and co...
Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living
You're born naked and you leave the same way. Can't take it with you, chief. And if the economic crisis of the past year has taught us anything, it's "easy come, easy go." You can't own stuff.
Evan Hochberg | Posted 11.05.2009 | Impact
If volunteerism is to be a powerful driver of social impact and business value, government, nonprofit and business leaders must focus not just on more volunteers, but on more productive volunteering.
Posted 10.30.2009 | Impact
I grew up under the impression that I was the best trick-or-treater in the whole wide world, because my grandmother invented it!...
Patricia Martin | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago
What drives people to pour hours of their precious time into charity work? There's a big carrot enticing many people to roll up their sleeves for charity -- a shot at playing a leadership role.
Julia Moulden | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living
"Math is the easiest subject for kids to learn." Say what? Yup, that's what John Mighton believes. And he's got everything he needs to back up this counter-intuitive assertion.
Anne Naylor | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living
We are designed for giving. When we do so, our lives come into a certain order, even and especially when things seem so chaotic and uncertain.
Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact
Shaq-A-Claus is coming to town. That's right, NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal is teaming up with Toys R Us as the spokesman of the annual Marine Corps' ...
Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact
Miller Lite is promoting Veteran's Day in a significant way this year, with a goal to raise $500,000 for Operation Homefront, a nonprofit that support...
Fox News | Posted 10.17.2009 | Impact
A six-year-old Virginia girl loves dogs so much she raised money to buy five bullet-proof vests for the Newport News K-9 division....
Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living
The greatest area of split and misunderstanding, which I discover among my friends and other writers and teachers, is the split between the longing of the spirit and material desire.
Julia Moulden | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living
On December 7, leaders from 192 countries will gather in Copenhagen to determine the future of our planet.
Los Angeles Times | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living
The Walt Disney Co. today unveiled a new promotional campaign for 2010 to spur volunteerism -- even as it sought to boost attendance in its domestic t...
Halle Tecco | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living
We're seeing "pinkwashing," when corporations try to boost sales by turning their products pink in the fight against breast cancer. But will your pretty pink purchase really have an impact?
Kari Henley | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living
In the last 30 years, women's median income has increased over 60%, and more women are becoming educated, and dedicated to giving back. Their studies report that women are less likely to seek recognition, and more likely to want to be involved directly in the causes they support.
Lorraine Roe | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living