On this Veteran’s Day, we remember those who have served and are serving the nation still today. Their lives are filled with challenge and sacrifice- some far too much. But we are grateful, and proud of those who choose to serve in the military.
There are many charitable organizations that help military veterans and active duty [...]
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One of the charitable trends in recent years is donating a car or other vehicle to a needy organization. It helps them fulfill a need, and helps the donor with a nice tax deduction, right? Well, maybe.  That’s because changes in the tax law over the past couple of years have made it less attractive [...]
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There are many charities and organizations helping people that we often don’t think about. I never realized for example how important a local food pantry can be to people. Certainly in many larger metropolitan areas there are many church and other community organizations that have a food pantry to help people in need.
But I found [...]
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Look what I found today! Tom Hanks is helping lead a wonderful charity auction for the Freeplay Foundation by selling Freeplay radios on eBay. The Freeplay foundation itself is a fantastic charity organization dedicated to helping people around the world gain access to information and education through sustainable technologies. This charity auction [...]
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A busy April and now May already! What is it about Spring that seems to foster doing more things… and having more to do!? I’m a little late writing about it- but like many television viewers, I watched the American Idol charity drive called Idol Gives Back the other week.  I thought Celine Dion and Elvis [...]
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I’ve become a fan of Donor Advised Funds if chosen wisely. There are many types- and specific giving programs for individual charities. I prefer using a large charitable fund as a donor advised fund such as the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund. The downside to these programs however are the requirement for a large contribution to [...]
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