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Tag Archives: Charitable Giving
Give Mom More this Mother’s Day: Eight Gift Ideas with Meaning
Every Mother’s Day takes me by surprise. (What? it’s only three days away?) I know I need to do something…send something…fast, but am left empty-handed when it comes to ideas. Yesterday, I got so far as entering my credit card … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Giving, Children, Mother's Day, Women
Tagged Charitable Giving, Children, Dancing Deer Baking Company, Domestic Violence Baking for Good, Family Violence Prevention Fund, Help a Mother Out, International Rescue Committee, Memorial Gifts, Mother's Day, Ploughshares Fund, Safe Birthing, Women, Women to Women International
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The Philanthropy of a Smile: Teaching Kids to Be Generous
As a parent, you want to give your kids everything in the world, and at the same time, teach them to be caring, generous beings. So how do you switch their mindset from “Gimme!” to “Let’s Give”? Here’s an inspiring … Continue reading
Donating in Times of Disaster: Six Things You Need to Know
I’ve turned off my television. I realized it’s not doing me or anyone good to watch the chaos from the quake and wall of water that swallowed villages and farmlands, families whole. With the earthquake and tsunami in Japan mere … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Giving, Disaster Response, Japan Earthquake
Tagged Center for Philanthropy, Charitable Giving, Disaster Relief, Doctors Without Borders, Donating in Times of Disaster, Donation, Dos and Don'ts in Times of Disaster, Emergency management, Give Well, GlobalGiving, Japan, Joanne Fritz, Mercy Corps, Network for Good, Patrick Rooney, Philanthropy, Salvation Army, Saundra Schimmelpfennig, Tsunami
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Changing the World, One Laundry Load at a Time: 8 More Ways to Be Charitable, Everyday
First, I want to say a heartfelt Thank You to the 12,000 of you who read, commented, tweeted, re-posted or reached out to me about 16 Charitable Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day. I’m truly amazed and humbled by the overwhelming … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Giving, Random Acts of Kindness, Service, Valentine's Day
Tagged Baking for Good, Bhookh, Case Foundation, Causes.com, Charitable Cookies, Charitable Giving, Charity, Charity:Water, Clean Water, Cooking, Donate, Donate Blood, Entertaining, Gift, GiftBack, Greeting card, Holidays, National Center for Family Philanthropy, Philanthropy 411, Random Acts of Kindness, Red Cross, Valentine's Day
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New Blog for the Charitable at Heart
Hello and welcome! This is a new blog for grantmakers, donors, mission-driven folks and otherwise charitable beings: anyone thinking about philanthropy, doing philanthropy, or engaged in activism or service. Whether you are making grants, giving away money or goods or … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Giving
Tagged Charitable Giving, Generosity, Philanthropy, Service, Volunteerism
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