When thinking of charitable giving we know there are many ways to “give back” to others. For some, giving is best accomplished with money, and for others, time.  Philosophically it really doesn’t matter whether we contribute dollars to an organization or contribute our time and personal effort on their behalf. However when someone needs help, or food, [...]
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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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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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Time flies when you’re having fun… or not! Actually I’ve been engrossed in classes, both the Spring semester ending, and summer as well. It has been a whirlwind of research and activity, and my focus lately is on Family Economics. What is life if not about learning and growth? I’ve learned immensely of the economic [...]
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given $9.7 Million dollars to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. That’s an amazing sum of money for a single grant for charity… the money will help pay for research and clinical trials of vaccines.   The AP article on Yahoo provides some interesting data and stated that The [...]
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What a terrific concept and application of a dream for a charity. ThanksUSA is an acronym for “Treasure Hunt Aiding Needs of Kids and Spouses of those serving the United States of America.” It began as an idea of two young sisters- Rachel and Kelsi. While working with their school teacher, their dream turned into a [...]
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I found a really interesting site the other day… it’s called Zaadz.com, and a short statement of what they’re about can be read from Brian, their “Philospher and CEO” who invites others to help change the world through “…building THE most inspired community of people in the world…social networking with a purpose, a community of [...]
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