American Idol’s fundraising efforts have raised over $45 million dollars just in the past week for April of 2010. That’s an impressive amount of money and hopefully will go far to help those in need. You can still donate to Idol Gives Back and make a difference! From the site: “Idol Gives Back, the historic [...]
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Helping People is the Key! Philanthropy is about people. Make sure that you have defined the specific people to be helped by your project. People want to help other people. It is as simple as that. Nobody wants to contribute to a poorly framed project that says “Let’s save the world’s poor.” What does [...]
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In this generation, when business rules the day, it’s refreshing to witness the (re)emergence of fundamental philanthropy. What is fundamental philanthropy? Simply put, philanthropy is any altruistic activity performed for the purpose of creating good or improving the quality of life. Fundamental philanthropy is then described as ‘basic’ or ‘natural’ philanthropy. This type of [...]
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Businesses can gain immensely from charitable trusts, though these trusts are nonprofit organizations that are set up for the benefit of some other party. That is the reason why most businesses are setting up charitable trusts for themselves. It is not too difficult to set up a charitable trust either. A minimum amount of [...]
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After such a devastating earthquake in Haiti in early January 2010, the recovery is still proceeding at a very slow pace. The sheer numbers of displaced people has compounded the challenges, and they need all the help they can get. One of the more helpful sites for finding the right organization to donate to is [...]
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