What does Philanthopy mean to you? I always viewed the term as something that only the very rich, or very old would do based on a lifetime of building assets… eventually making a large “bequeath” to some noble cause. But these days philanthropy is more about redefining life goals for those who have succeeded in [...]
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One of the frustrating things about blogging is learning the technical aspects of your blogging platform. For me that means integrating plugins and workarounds to display things properly… but sometimes it simply doesn’t do what you thought! Lately the right sidebar has been dropping down on some posts for this theme. I’ve modified the CSS [...]
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For those concerned about how their charity dollars are used, The American Institue of Philanthropy (AIP) provides a way to evaluate your favorite charity’s efficiency. Their mission statement is succinct:  ”The mission of the American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP), a nonprofit charity watchdog and information service, is to maximize the effectiveness of every dollar contributed [...]
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This is one of those amazing stories where someone really has dedicated their life to a goal. Bill Austin, the CEO of Starkey Laboratories, Inc. travels to Vietnam to provide hearing aids for hundreds of people who need them. He’s been doing this for many years and has provided over 20,000 hearing aids to people [...]
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