Convince me, wrote Kate Baggott, the author of the Babylune blog, of the effectiveness and importance of your favorite charity, cause, or helpful organization, and I’ll donate to it in your name.
Capital idea, I wrote back, then set to the daunting task of determining which of the causes with which I’m familiar meet those criteria.
I […]
If you can’t get into nonprofits this month, you can’t get into them, period. Between stories about charitable giving at the holidays and reminders from your favorite charity to make your gift before the end of the year so that you get the ‘07 tax write-off, December is the most visible month for giving. In […]
As I’ve written before, the amazing diversity of nonprofits is one of the sector’s defining characteristics. That’s why this note from the Austin Business Journal caught my eye. Food as fundraiser is nothing new, of course — church bake sales and the Girl Scouts are testament to that. But I love the notion of a […]
It was the most commercial of times, it was the most charitable of times.
Decrying the rampant consumerism of the period between Thanksgiving and December 25 is a fool’s errand. The toothpaste is out of the tube, and there’s no putting it back in. We’re exhorted nearly nonstop to spend, spend, spend, lest our loved ones […]
Okay, my 6-year-old hasn’t asked that question yet, but, as Beth Kanter points out, getting your kids involved in philanthropy at a young age is a great way to build a lifetime of giving. And what parent wouldn’t want his children to have such noble aims? Beth is asking her readers how they encourage giving […]
In spite of our bluster and our arrogance, we have big hearts, we Americans. Disasters of all types, from 9/11 to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, from the Asian tsunami to a South American earthquake, trigger in us an immediate charitable response. We stage benefits, volunteer at shelters, and open our checkbooks to help those affected […]
Katie Polone is only 13. She has plenty of time to figure out what she wants to do in life. Don’t be surprised, though, if philanthropy is in her future. The Keller, Texas, resident saw coverage of the Southern California wildfires and was moved not only to tears, but to action:
“I looked at the (fire) […]
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