Keep your holiday shopping meaningful by sharing a global impact that will keep the philanthropic spirit alive well after the holidays are over.
For my part, for every HuffPost reader who leaves a comment, I will donate a dollar to the Ronald McDonald House for the next 50 days.
What are ways you and your family give back over the holiday season?
It is important to remember the liberal generosity of most Americans, especially when we are confronted with such hateful examples of the worst in us.
Macro-economic and developmental problems cannot be solved by any one person alone. However, Thanksgiving is a good time to think about what each one of us can do as members of organizations.
The holidays bring up many feelings: some happy but some unnecessarily sad.
Morgan Parker, a 36 year old real estate investment banking guru, decided to take a time-out from his promising, multi-million-dollar-paycheck career ...
Have you noticed that the holiday shopping season has started earlier than ever this year? While spending may boost the economy, how much more "stuff...
As we're quickly approaching Thanksgiving, I thought I should share my thoughts on giving thanks in a way you might never have thought of. Let the se...
How do we wean ourselves off a consumption-fueled economy? We don't have all the answers, but we have two compelling reasons to try
The rise of the common good is both a necessary path for survival and security on an interdependent planet and the path towards personal psychological health, success and well being in this new world era.
Philanthropists at all income levels are sharing their passions and exposing students to a range of experiences that would not have been available to them otherwise.
This is my guess for the "Gimmick of Giving Season 2010" -- watch for all kinds of cross promotions between charities, coupon sites, and merchandisers coming soon to a web browser, app store, and social network near you.
In the course of eight years, resilience and passion have made dreams come true, not only for my friends, but for those seeking medical care in rural Tanzania.
Every September, I go to the eye doctor for my annual eye exam. However, the upside of my regular eye appointments is that I get to help someone else be able to see.
In the past few days, one of the biggest stories of the Pakistan flood crisis has been about donations--or the lack thereof. Indeed, donations from th...
Thinking of your job as a way to simply make a living is so last week. The smartest organizations have cottoned onto the fact that people like us want meaning along with money.
Volunteer service is a way for individuals to create a tangible and visible difference in our communities and in the world. However, there are certain limits to what we can do and the impact that we can have.
We're told we must give thanks for the slightest of gifts. It's all about being grateful, if we want to create a life lived humbly yet well. Well, gratitude, shmatitude.
Unemployment has been hovering above 9 percent across the U.S. for over a year. As someone who was laid off as a victim of the economic downturn, I know helping someone get a job can make a world of difference in their lives.
I wasn't going to care about what other people thought, but do what mattered most to me. And that I wanted to find a way to make a difference.
Over the past three years, only 42% of aid for water and sanitation has been targeted at least developed and low-income countries where the need is the greatest.
What's the best way to get people to give and help others? A story right now of a New Jersey mother of three contains many of the key elements.
Both the national Democratic and Republican party committees spend about two-thirds of the money they take in on the care and comfort of committee sta...
Ms. LeMay began her generosity practice as a child. Over time, she realized she was an activist. Activism worked better for her as an idea rather than philanthropy.
