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The Chicago Tribune ran an article today talking about all of those drop boxes for used clothing. Apparently, while some are for charity, many are also maintained by for-profit businesses. It went on to talk about the items that are donated. Apparently, “Americans throw… Continue Reading “Drop Boxes and Recycling”
For year two, Carlo Garcia has decided to feature one charitable cause each month. For April, he chose Literacy Works, an organization in Chicago that works to, “to fulfill the promise of a basic human right: to read, write, and interpret the world.” I… Continue Reading “I Was a Guest Blogger”
Vonate.org is another organization attempting to Harness the Power of the Internet (or something) in order to do some good. The mission is: “To socially enable change in the world with one individual and one dollar at a time.” Taking from the idea “if we… Continue Reading “The $1 Movement”
As I have become more active volunteering, I am more aware of how much time, effort and money are required to keep charitable organizations going. I am not good at this fundraising stuff – this asking for money. At the same time, my family… Continue Reading “Crowdrise”
Last year, in my annual review, my boss asked about my plans for professional development. I had a list. One of the items was doing pro bono work. I had stumbled across the Taproot Foundation last fall while researching resources for a retirement planning… Continue Reading “Taproot”
William, who blogs at Philanthropy in Motion, took the lead from Carlo Garcia and is writing about daily donations to worthy organizations. His angle is a bit different. First, his focus is primarily on children’s charities. Second, he takes inspiration from the honorary days… Continue Reading “Shout Out for Project Linus”
I received an e-mail from Kiva.org, the organization that hooks up borrowers and lenders for microloans. I had lent a lady in Samoa $25 to expand her farming operation and she has finished making the payments. There was a credit in my account ,… Continue Reading “Kiva.org and the Gift that Keeps on Giving”
After 9/11, when we all wanted to do something and Clooney and Bono were featured in a telethon, we all donated lots of money to the American Red Cross. Some months later, there was a big scandal because the Red Cross had used some of… Continue Reading “About the Red Cross”
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0307387097&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBook 10I swiped Half the Sky from my mother, who received it as a gift. Kristof and WuDunn report the stories of women in Africa and Asia that are overcoming some really scary stuff. The subject areas are human trafficking, maternal mortality, rape, honor killings… Continue Reading “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn”
Glenview Patch, my new favorite online publication, had an article highlighting some ways that people can volunteer for various causes on their own time, without leaving home. Right now, I have Project Linus to fill that need, but I was particularly interested to see… Continue Reading “Volunteer from Home”
The Next Dark Age 